While the economic situation in the United States and the Russian-Ukrainian issue are attracting the attention of investors. European stock markets are expected to open slightly higher on Monday.

The construction and concessions group Vinci announced on Friday that it had signed a final agreement with the Spanish group ACS to complete the purchase of the renewable energy concessions specialist Cobra IS. Taking into account the payments already made by Vinci, it will still have to pay ACS a balance of 300 million euros, said the French group. At the same time, Vinci and ACS gave up their joint venture project, which was to “support the new renewable energy production projects developed by Cobra IS, from the moment they enter production”.

Around 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract was up 0.1%, according to data from broker IG.

While investors await the statistics on inflation in the United States and the meeting scheduled for next Friday between the American President, Donald Trump, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, scheduled for next Friday, the futures contracts on the European equity markets are rising on Monday.

According to data from broker IG, around 7:40 a.m., the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt rose by 0.2%, while that on the FTSE 100 in London rose by 0.2%, while that on the FTSE 100 in London rose by 0.1%.

Statistics on consumer prices (CPI) in the United States for the month of July will be published on Tuesday. For Kevin Gordon, an investment strategist at Charles Schwab, investors will be looking for signs of greater inflationary pressures due to tariffs. Some fear that a “stagflationary trend” is emerging, which means both an increase in inflation and in the unemployment rate

For the latter, higher-than-expected inflation could “bring the market back to reality” and cause American equity markets to stumble after their recent rebound.

On the geopolitical side, the European powers and Ukraine have responded to Vladimir Putin's ceasefire plan with a counter-proposal that, according to them, should serve as a framework for the upcoming discussions between Donald Trump and the Russian president to be able to produce progress, according to cited European officials. by the Wall Street Journal.
The European plan rejects a Russian proposal to exchange parts of the Donesk region controlled by Ukraine for a ceasefire. It was presented on Saturday at a meeting with senior American officials in England.

The New York Stock Exchange closed higher on Friday, driven by tech stocks, as investors continued to react to tariff announcements.
The Dow Jones index gained 0.5% to 44,175.61 points, and the S&P 500 gained 0.8% to 6,389.45 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological stocks, appreciated by 1% to 21,450.02 points. All three indices gained ground throughout the week.
The market took advantage of information about negotiations between the United States and Russia to reach a truce in the conflict in Ukraine.
Investors have not had a break on the trade front. According to the Financial Times, which quoted a letter from American Customs (Customs Border Protection), Washington wants to impose tariffs on 1 kg gold bars, the most commonly traded on the American commodity market (Comex). This information propelled the gold price to a new all-time high on Friday.
The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.5% in Asia at the end of trading on Monday, while the Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose by 0.1%. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is closed on Monday due to a public holiday.

The greenback lost 0.1% against the Japanese currency, at 147.50 yen, around 7:40am. The euro rose by 0.2% to 1.1672 dollars.

As fears of supply disruptions subside, oil futures fell back on Monday morning. According to ANZ, geopolitical risks have declined. In addition, American tariffs have officially come into effect, raising concerns about a weakening of economic activity and, therefore, of the demand for crude oil, adds the ANZ bank

The September contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex sold 41 cents, or 0.6%, to $63.47 per barrel at 63.47 dollars per barrel, around 7:40am. The October North Sea Brent contract listed in London lost 35 cents, or 0.5%, to $66.24