At the opening on Friday, European stock markets are expected to rise sharply, the day after a very positive session on Wall Street, while investors await the important PCE indicator on inflation in the United States.

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At around 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract grew by 0.4%, according to data from broker IG.

While investors focus on hopes of trade agreements with the United States before the July 9 deadline, while waiting for the PCE inflation index across the Atlantic, futures on European equity markets are rising this morning. At around 7:40am, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt rose by 0.7%, while the FTSE 100 in London rose by 0.2%, according to data from broker IG.
The European Union (EU) is considering reducing its tariffs on a series of products imported from the United States in order to quickly conclude a trade agreement with the American President, Donald Trump. EU leaders debated the extent of the sacrifices they are prepared to make to convince Donald Trump at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday evening.
According to the Wall Street Journal, other concessions under consideration include the reduction of non-tariff barriers, the purchase of more American products, including liquefied natural gas, and a proposal to cooperate with the United States to address their economic concerns about China

On the geopolitical side, Iran said on Thursday that no “plan” still existed for the resumption of nuclear negotiations with the United States. According to Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister, “speculations about the resumption of negotiations should not be taken seriously.”

These statements contradict Donald Trump's announcement at the NATO summit in The Hague that negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program would take place next week.

In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 1.4% on Friday at the end of trading. The Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.4%, while the Hang Seng of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange lost 0.3%.
The New York Stock Exchange closed in positive territory on Thursday, buoyed by technology and financial stocks. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite ended within a few points of their previous all-time highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9 percent to 43,386.84 points. The S&P 500 rose by 0.8% to 6,141.02 points, missing by three points from its last record set in February. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, rose 1% to 20,167.91 points

Technological and financial stocks are in demand again after being abandoned in the spring due to the threat of escalating tariffs. JPMorgan shares (+1.7%) set a new record during the session and closed above $800 billion in capitalization for the first time in its history.

The stock rate at two years also increased by 2 basis points, to 3.75%. At around 7:40am, the 10-year US Treasury bond rate gained 2 basis points, to 4.26%