Equity markets expected to rise after Wall Street's rally. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 3,613.43 points (-0.94%), the CAC 40 at 6,206.26 points (-1.01%), the DAX 40 at 13,739.64 points (-0.64%), the FTSE 100 at 7,233.34 points (-1.56%), the SMI at 11,506.13 points (-0.41%), the AEX to  675.09 points (-1.11%), the BEL 20 to 3,930.21 points (-0.71%), the S&P 500 to 3,930.08 points (-0.13%) and the Nikkei 225 to 26,410.80 points (+2.57%). 
As for exchange rates, the change from the close in New York, EUR/USD opened at 1.0392 (+0.09%), EUR/JPY at 133.96 (+0.58%) and USD/JPY at 128.91 (+0.46%).
European equity markets are expected to recover on Friday, after Jerome Powell's confirmation as chairman of the Federal Reserve (Fed) backed Wall Street late in the session. Around 7:30 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract was up 58.4 points, or 0.9%, according to data from broker IG Markets. The contract on the DAX 40 gained 139.5 points, or 1% also, and the ftse 100 contract gained 64.7 points, or 0.9%. The New York Stock Exchange ended in scattered order on Thursday, after recovering at the end of the session thanks to the reappointment of Jerome Powell at the head of the Fed.
After Wall Street closed, the Fed chairman reiterated that rate hikes of 50 basis points would be considered at the central bank's next two monetary policy meetings. In Asia, the main stock exchanges are up sharply, driven by a certain appetite for risk. At the end of the session, the Nikkei index gained 2.6% in Tokyo and the Hang Seng index gained 2.2% in Hong Kong. The Shanghai Composite Index was up 0.6%.
U.S. Treasury yields are rising Friday morning. Around 7 a.m., the rate on the ten-year bond, the market's benchmark, stood at 2.888%, against 2.852% at Thursday's close.
The euro rose slightly on Friday morning against the dollar and rose more sharply against the yen. The greenback is also gaining ground against the Japanese currency. Capital Economics expects the dollar to appreciate against nearly all currencies during the Fed's tightening cycle.
Oil contracts gained nearly 2% on Friday morning, while the market is trying to find its balance in a context of tension between supply and demand. At 7:10 a.m., the July contract for North Sea Brent gained $2.11, or 1.9%, to $109.56 a barrel. The June one on the light sweet crude (WTI) listed on the Nymex was $ 1.79, or 1.7%, to $ 107.92 per barrel.