The Fed weighs on the markets. At the opening in Paris, European women headed for a fall after the speech of the Fed president.

Today will be taken in Norway the monetary policy decision of Norges Bank at 10:00am; the BoE decision on interest rates at 13:00 in the United Kingdom will be taken in Norway. In the United States it will be about weekly unemployment claims at 2:30pm, the third GDP estimate for the third quarter at 2:30pm and the November Conference Board's leading indicators (16:00)

A status quo is expected from the British central bank.

A series of monetary policy decisions are still expected on Thursday, including those from the Bank of England (BOE), the Swedish Riksbank and the Swedish Riksbank and the Norges Bank in Norway.

Down 2.6% Wednesday evening, to 42,326.87 points, the Dow Jones Index (DJIA) went on for a tenth consecutive session in the red and suffered its biggest fall since August. The S&P 500 dropped 3%, to 5,872.16 points, and the Nasdaq Composite fell by 3.6%, 19,392,69 points. In Asia, the Nikkei index lost 0.7% at the close of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Hang Seng dropped 0.6% around 7:55am on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, while the Shanghai Composite fell by 0.3%.
According to data from broker IG, around 7:55am, the DAX 40 futures contract lost 1.3% and the FTSE 100 futures contract lost 1.1%

The European Central Bank (ECB) has greater flexibility than the Fed to accelerate rate cuts if needed. According to ING, this “also means that the short part of the euro swap curve is less anchored compared to the dollar curve.” For ING, “the long part of the eurozone yield curve remains sensitive to American rates” and as long as the eurozone's economic indicators do not move towards a severe recession scenario, the 10-year swap rate will continue to be supported by higher Treasury bond yields.” Because of the evolution of the short part and that of the long part of the curve, the banking intermediary believes that the eurozone yield curve could further steepen in the future

US Treasury yields are not changing much on Thursday morning. Around 7:55am, that of the 10-year loan was stable, at 4.52%. That of the two-year stock was down 2 basis points (0.02 percentage points), to 4.34%.

Before the Bank of England's monetary policy decision, the pound sterling appreciated against the dollar this morning. The euro rose against the dollar on Thursday around 7:55am, gaining 0.3% to 1.0386. The greenback gained 0.8% against the yen, to 156.12 yen to 1 dollar. The weakening outlook for the United Kingdom is supporting the greenback. The combination of fewer expected rate cuts in the United States and a higher-than-expected potential to cut rates in the United Kingdom supports the dollar by making American assets relatively more attractive.

Due to a drop in investor morale, oil prices fell this morning. The statements of the Fed chairman led to a rise in the dollar, making oil more expensive globally. According to Joseph Dahrieh, managing director at Tickmill, crude oil is expected to experience a period of volatility due to the uncertainty surrounding the evolution of the political situation in the United States and the new European sanctions targeting Russian oil exports

The January contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex dropped 42 cents (-0.6%) to 70.16 dollars per barrel. Around 7:55am, the February contract for North Sea Brent traded in London lost 22 cents (-0.3%), to