As the American president accelerates on the creation of an anti-missile shield in the United States, European equity markets are expected to open close to equilibrium on Wednesday.

The companies Bolloré, Ipsos, Sopra Steria, Ipsen, Orange and Teleperformance are calling their shareholders for their annual general meeting this Wednesday.

In addition, Elior catering groups will reveal its first-half results on Wednesday after the close.

Biotech Genfit announced on Tuesday evening that the drug Iqirvo from the Ipsen laboratory had obtained price and reimbursement approval in Italy for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in Italy for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), after having already obtained it in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Kering Eyewear, the luxury eyewear division of the Kering Group, announced Tuesday evening a partnership with Google to develop glasses with artificial intelligence.
Around 7:45am, the CAC 40 futures contract was down by 0.1%, according to data from broker IG.

On Wednesday morning, stock futures were mixed, with European equity futures changing little. According to data from broker IG, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt is stable, as is the FTSE 100 in London, around

The New York Stock Exchange closed slightly lower on Tuesday, as the Home Depot store chain's good quarterly results were not enough to offset the persistence of uncertainties caused by the trade war. The Dow Jones index fell 0.3% to 42,677.24 points. The S&P 500 lost 0.4% to 5,940.46 points, ending a series of six consecutive increases. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, ended down 0.4% to 19,142.71 points

Donald Trump announced on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday the construction of an anti-missile shield called “Golden Dome” in the United States, for a budget of around 175 billion dollars. At the same time, the American president asked Republican members of Congress to adopt his law on tax cuts and federal spending cuts.
In Asia, the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 0.5% on Wednesday at the end of trading. The Shanghai Composite Index was up 0.2%, while the Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose by 0.7%

Since Moody's downgraded the US credit rating, turmoil in the global public debt market has investors worried about a crucial 20-year Treasury bond auction on Wednesday.

The offer will mark the first auction of longer-dated Treasury bonds since Moody's on Friday became the third and last credit rating agency to remove its maximum AAA credit rating in the United States.

The 10-year US Treasury bond yield jumped 2 basis points (0.02 percentage points) to 4.51% at around 7:45am. The two-year bond yield rose 1 basis point to 3.99%

Maybank analysts indicate that the dollar has continued to weaken despite rising geopolitical tensions, suggesting that it is becoming a less reliable safe haven. For them, the markets have chosen to bet on other safe havens such as the Japanese yen, the Swiss franc and gold. Around 7:45am, the euro rose by 0.4% to 1.1332 dollars. The greenback lost 0.6% against the Japanese currency, to 143.61 yen.

The June contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex was $1.06 (+1.7%), at $63.08 per barrel. At around 7:45am, the July contract for North Sea Brent listed in London picked up 1.04 dollars, or 1.6%, at 66.43