European stocks expected to fall before a series of indicators and the BOE. The Eurostoxx 50 lost 1.14%  or 4,075.94 points while the CAC 40 shows a decline of  0.91%, or 6,551.07 points. The DAX 30 opened at 15,456.39 points (-1.15%), the FTSE 100 at 7,074.06 points (-0.22%), the SMI at 11,898.62 points (-0.70%), the AEX at 725.05 points (-0.49%), the BEL 20 at 4,112.46 points (-1.04%), the IBEX 35 at 8,954.10 points (-1.10%), the DJIA  at 33,874.24 points (-0.21%), the Nasdaq  at 14,271.73 points (+0.13%), the S&P 500 at  4,241.84 points (-0.11%) and the Nikkei 225       28,850.26 points (-0.09%).

The exchange rate compared to the close in New York is up. EUR/USD remained stable at 1.1927, EUR/JPY opened at 132.35 (+0.01%) and USD/JPY at 110.97 (+0.01%).

French investors will follow Thursday the business climate figures in June, a month marked by the lifting of new restrictions related to the health crisis. On the business side, Europcar Mobility Group said Wednesday evening that it had recently received a "mark of interest regarding a possible operation" on its capital, which its board of directors rejected. 

European equity indexes are expected to open slightly higher on Thursday, as investors await the Bank of England's (BOE) monetary policy decision and a new set of economic indicators, while analysing the words of The Fed Reserve officials. eacute;rale (Fed) on the monetary support measures currently in force. At 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract gained 16 points, or 0.25%, according to data from broker IG Markets. The CONTRACT on the DAX 30 was up 14 points, or 0.1%, and the FTSE 100 contract was up 3.5 points, or 0.05%. The chairman of the Federal Reserve (Fed) in Atlanta said Wednesday that he expects an upcoming reduction in central bank bond purchases and estimated that a first rate hike could occur as early as 2022. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday urged Congress to raise or suspend the U.S. public debt ceiling to avoid "catastrophic" consequences for the country's economy. Speaking at a hearing held in the Senate, the official pleaded for a recovery "as quickly as possible". The legal ceiling of the US federal debt was suspended in 2019 until July 31.

The most important measure to have been adopted requires that major internet platforms facilitate the transfer of user data to other platforms and even communicate with users of other platforms. The bill would give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. competition authority, sweeping new powers to set individualized standards for tech giants. The bills have yet to be passed by the entire House of Representatives where the timing of votes remains uncertain. Investors are expecting a series of economic indicators on Thursday, including the IFO Business Climate Index in Germany, the third estimate of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter, weekly unemployment benefit claims and orders for durable goods across the Atlantic.

US Treasury yields continue Thursday morning from the previous day, after Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic in turn forecast a first rate hike at the end of 2022. At 7:40 a.m., the yield on the ten-year treasury bill, the market's benchmark stock, stood at 1.495% against 1.486% on Wednesday night. While the job market is expected to improve in the coming months, "I think it's entirely appropriate to plan the process of reducing" bond buybacks, said Raphael Bostic, who is a voting member of the Fed's monetary policy committee.

The euro is down slightly against the dollar on Thursday morning, while the market remains concerned about a possible reduction in the Fed's asset purchases. Dallas Fed Chairman Robert Kaplan, like Raphael Bostic, sent signals on Wednesday that pointed to tighter monetary policy, prompting investor concerns, the DailyFX.com website said. The rise in the U.S. manufacturing PMI reinforced these fears. According to Goldman Sachs, the Fed's monetary policy committee meeting last week "arguably reduced the risk of a sharp depreciation of the dollar induced by high inflation and very low real rates and should result in a clearer positive correlation between the 'news on an acceleration of inflation [in the United States] and the appreciation of the dollar'.

Oil contracts are trading slightly higher on Thursday morning, after the announcement of a decline in crude inventories in the United States for the fifth consecutive week. According to IG, the upcoming OPEC+ meeting, which brings together the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its Russian-led allies, is in the spotlight. This meeting is scheduled for July 1. The cartel could increase production in the coming months, thanks to the rollout of vaccination campaigns that support fuel demand, as travel restrictions are gradually lifted, the broker says. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that OPEC+ members were planning to raise their total production by about 500,000 barrels per day. At 7:30 a.m., the August contract for North Sea Brent gained 9 cents, at $75.28 a barrel, and the same maturity contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on the Nymex was up 7 cents, at $73.15 a barrel.