At the opening, European stock markets are expected to fall. The Eurostoxx 50 opened at 4,864.29 points (-0.17%), the CAC 40 opened at 7,929.82 points (-0.46%), the DAX 40 at 17,423.23 points (+0.02%), the FTSE 100 at 7,684.30 points (-0.17%), the CAC 40 at 7,684.30 points (-0.17%), the SMI at 11,452.88 points (-0.38%), the AEX at 852.87 points (+0.02%), the FTSE 100 at 7,684.30 points (-0.17%), the FTSE 100 at 7,684.30 points (-0.29%), the SMI at 11,452.88 points (-0.38%), the AEX at 852.87 points (-0.02%), the FTSE 100 at 7,684.30 points (-0.17%), the FTSE 100 at 7,684.30 points 0.25%), the BEL 20 at 3,685.19 points (-0.60%), the IBEX 35 at 10,138.40 points (+0.08%), the DJIA at 39,069.23 points (-0.16%), the Nasdaq at 15,976.25 points (-0.60%), the Nasdaq at 15,976.25 points (-0.60%), the Nasdaq at 15,976.25 points (-0.60%), the Nasdaq at 15,976.25 points (-0.13%), the S&P 500 at 5,069.53 points (-0.38%), the Nikkei 225 at 39,239.52 points (

As for exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0850 (-0.04%), the EUR/JPY at 163.26 (-0.04%), and the USD/JPY at 163.26 (-0.18%), and the USD/JPY at 150.48 (-0.15%).

This Tuesday, investors will follow the household confidence figures in France in January.

Yesterday evening, the specialist in cryogenic membranes for the transport of liquefied natural gas GTT indicated that it expected a strong increase in its turnover and its gross operating surplus (Ebitda) in 2024, after having recorded results that exceeded market expectations. last year. GTT also announced that it had won an order to design tanks for 15 new LNG carriers. The earnings season continues, including the annual accounts of Bouygues, Edenred, Eurofins Scientific and Coface. For its part, Aperam is organizing an investor day.

In the wake of the Wall Street downturn the day before, European equity markets are expected to open lower on Tuesday, ahead of the release of new data on the American economy this week. According to IG, the CAC 40 futures contract lost 15 points, or 0.2%. The DAX 40 contract lost 36 points, or 0.2%. Data from broker IG also mentions that the FTSE 100 contract gave up 13 points, or 0.2% as well, according to

The first revision of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States in the fourth quarter will take place on Wednesday, while Thursday will be marked by the publication of the PCE index, the Federal Reserve's (Fed) preferred inflation measure, for the month of January, then by that, Friday from the price index to the

This week will be marked by the first revision of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States in the fourth quarter, Wednesday, by the publication, on Thursday, of the PCE index, the Federal Reserve's (Fed) preferred inflation measure, for the month of January, and then by the publication, on Friday, of the consumer price index for the eurozone. According to LPL Financial, if PCE inflation is surprisingly weak, investors could recalibrate their expectations about Fed rate cuts and traders could start to incorporate a possible cut in May

President Christine Lagarde said that as far as the European Central Bank (ECB) was concerned, the institution expected a further slowdown in prices in the eurozone, but needed to be sure of reaching its 2% inflation target. Wage pressures remain high. Christine Lagarde believes that “wage increases should increasingly influence the dynamics of inflation in the coming months, due to demands for inflation compensation from employees and tensions in the labor market.”

The restrictive ECB policy, the sharp fall in the overall inflation rate and entrenched long-term inflation expectations provide protection against a lasting price-wage spiral.

Consumer prices increased in Japan by 2.2% year on year in January in Japan, after 2.6% in December, according to data released on Tuesday. This increase, the lowest since March 2022, remains above the Bank of Japan's 2% inflation target. The Japanese Nikkei index ended at breakeven. In Hong Kong, Hang Seng lost 0.2% at the end of the session. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.6%

The euro is trading very little against the dollar this morning. Athanasios Vamvakidis of Bank of America believes that the greenback is likely to weaken this year due to the slowdown in inflation and the first rate cuts by the Fed. For the latter, “it is possible that the economy remains resilient or that inflation persists, which would encourage the Fed to maintain the status quo, in which case the dollar would remain supported.” Athanasios Vamvakidis also says that recent data shows continued inflation and a

This morning, oil prices rose slightly as traders continue to assess the outlook for crude supply and demand. According to Ricardo Evangelista, an analyst at ActivTrades, “while inflation remains well above the Fed's 2% target and the American economy is showing resilience that few expected, markets are moving towards a scenario in which interest rates will remain high for an extended period of time.” According to the latter, “economic activity should be affected, which will lead to a decrease in forecasts concerning future oil demand.”

The April contract on North Sea Brent took 13 cents, at 82.66 dollars per barrel, around 7:20 a.m., and the one with the same maturity on light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex gained 16 cents, at 77.74 dollars per barrel.