In a particularly tense context, European stock exchanges should open higher. Investors remain suspended from the evolution of the trade war launched by the United States against the rest of the world, while the risk of a “shutdown” in the United States seems to be fading

Virbac published sharply higher results for 2024 on Thursday evening, thanks to a good performance in Europe where the veterinary laboratory benefited from a strong rebound in demand for its vaccines for dogs and cats.
The aeronautics and defense group Airbus announced Thursday evening that it had received commitments for “more than 74" aircraft of its new helicopter model, the H140

Petroleum products distributor Rubis published lower results in 2024 on Thursday evening, after two years of record profitability. The group's net income fell by 3%, to 342 million euros, at the low end of the range provided last November. Rubis nevertheless intends to pay a dividend of 2.5%, to 2.03 euros per share, for the past financial year

The manufacturer of perfumes under licenses Interperfumes announced on Friday the extension of its partnership with the American luxury brand Coach for a new period of 5 years, thus bringing the license until June 30, 2031.

France is fighting against American President Donald Trump, who on Thursday threatened to impose 200% tariffs “on wines, champagnes and other alcoholic products from France and other countries of the European Union”. According to French Prime Minister François Bayrou, “we cannot let ourselves be overwhelmed by threats of this kind”. For his part, the Head of Government said from the Global Industrie exhibition in Lyon that “it is important that we Europeans show who we are and that we do not give in to these types of

The challenge is significant as around 10% of French alcoholic beverage production is sold in the United States according to Asterès estimates, which represents, according to the consulting firm, a high risk for the entire sector.
At around 7:50am, the CAC 40 futures contract gained 0.3%, according to data from broker IG.

Stock futures indicate a slight rise on Friday at the open. At around 7:40am, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt was up 0.5%, while the FTSE 100 futures contract gained 0.3%, according to data from broker IG.

As for European companies, this Friday, BMW is due to publish its results.

An escalation in trade tensions caused another tumultuous day on Wall Street on Thursday as investors were nervous about new tariff threats and mixed inflation news.

President Donald Trump opened a new front in the global trade war on Thursday, threatening to impose 200% tariffs on American imports of all alcoholic beverages from the European Union. According to Jason Pride, director of investment strategy and research at Glenmede, “this model of announcing and imposing fairly quick tariffs is disrupting markets.” For his part, Shane Oliver, chief economist at AMP, believes that a significant risk for the United States is that other countries will get to a point where they have had enough and refuse to negotiate with Donald Trump as trade tensions continue to escalate

The New York Stock Exchange suffered another rout on Thursday. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) dropped 1.3% to 40,813.57 points, and the expanded S&P 500 index closed down 1.4% to 5,521.52 points. The day after an ephemeral attempt to rebound, the Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, fell by 2% to 17,303.01 points.
In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended the session up 0.7%. The Shanghai Composite rose by 1.8% at the end of the session, while the Hang Seng rose 2.4% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The two-year US Treasury bond yield fell 1 basis point to 3.98%. Around 7:50 a.m., that of the 10-year title gained 2 basis points (0.02 percentage points), to 4.29%

The greenback was up 0.6% against the Japanese currency to 148.75 yen. The euro fell by 0.2% to 1.0839 dollars, around

The April contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose 72 cents (+1.1%) to $67.27 per barrel. The May North Sea Brent contract listed in London rose by 69 cents, or 1%, to $70.57 per barrel, around 7:50