European stock markets are expected to be hesitant at the opening on Wednesday, while attention is focused on the Federal Reserve (Fed), which will announce its monetary policy decision in the evening.

ESSO will present its annual results on Wednesday after the close of the Paris Stock Exchange.

On Tuesday evening, the construction and concessions group Vinci reported an increase in traffic on its motorways (+2% over one year) and at its airports (+4.2% over one year) in its airports (+4.2% over one year) in February.
At around 7:40am, the CAC 40 futures contract lost 0.1%, according to

In a context of ongoing trade tensions, European stock markets are expected to open slightly lower on Wednesday, while investors await the Fed's interest rate decision as well as the press conference of its chairman, Jerome Powell. At around 7:40am, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt lost 0.2%, while the FTSE 100 futures contract was stable, according

The New York Stock Exchange relapsed on Tuesday after two days of improvement. Investors opted for caution on the eve of the Fed's monetary policy decision. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) lost 0.6% to 41,581.31 points, and the expanded S&P 500 index lost 1.1% to 5,614.66 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological stocks, fell by 1.7% to 17,504.12 points

Frederik Ducrozet, head of macroeconomic research at Pictet Wealth Management, said that the US central bank should reduce its forecast for US GDP for 2025, raise its forecast for US GDP for 2025, raise its inflation projections and report increased uncertainty. Pictet Wealth Management expects the Fed to cut rates in June and no further cuts in 2025 due to a re-acceleration in inflation

Moreover, the market remains attentive to the war in Ukraine after the agreement reached on Tuesday between American President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on a 30-day truce limited to energy infrastructure. The American emissary Steve Witkoff then indicated that negotiations on a ceasefire in Ukraine would begin on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.
The Bank of Japan maintained its key interest rate at 0.5% on Wednesday, as expected by the market. In its statement, the central bank said that there was still a high degree of uncertainty about Japan's economic outlook, especially with regard to trade policies and economies abroad.

In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended Wednesday trading down 0.2%. The Shanghai Composite lost 0.2% at the end of the session, while the Hang Seng was almost stable on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The 10-year US Treasury bond rate rose by 1 basis point to 4.30%. That of the two-year stock rose by less than 1 basis point, to 4.06%,

The greenback gained 0.4% against the Japanese currency, at 149.94 yen, around 7:40 a.m., while the euro lost 0.2% to 1.0925 dollars.

The April contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex fell by 42 cents, or 0.6%, to 66.48 dollars per barrel, at around 7:40am. The May North Sea Brent contract listed in London lost 39 cents, or 0.6%, to $70.17