This Thursday, European equity markets should try to recover. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 3,453.97 points (-0.95%), the CAC 40 at 6,000.24 points (-0.73%), the DAX 40 at 12,756.32 points (-1.16%), the FTSE 100 at 7,156.37 points (-0.74%), the SMI at 10,904.85 points (-1.49%), LaEx at 665.91 points (-0.74%), BEL 20 at 3,719.41 points (-0.52%), LIBEx 35 at 7,944.90 points (-0.87%), The DJIA at 30,772.79 points (-0.67%), the Nasdaq at 11,247.58 points (-0.15%), the S&P 500 at 801.78 points (-0.45%), and the Nikkei 225 at 26,702.31 points (+0.84).
The change compared to the close in New York indicates that EUR/USD opens at 1.0029 (-0.31%), EUR/JPY at 138.60 (+0.26%), and USD/JPY at 138.22 (+0.57%).

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European equity markets are expected to open up slightly today. Around 7:40am, the CAC 40 futures contract gained 7.6 points, or 0.1%, according to data from the broker IG Markets. The DAX 40 contract rose 7 points, or 0.1%, and the FTSE 100 contract increased by 3 points.
The New York Stock Exchange closed lower yesterday, for the fourth session in a row, following the announcement of an acceleration in inflation. However, the major indexes closed above their session lows.
The inflation figures released on Wednesday reinforced recessionary fears that had already dampened the indices since the start of the week, while the scenario of a strong monetary round by the Fed seems increasingly likely.
This Thursday, the quarterly earnings season for American companies starts with publications by JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, among others.
Asian equity markets changed in a contrasting manner on Thursday. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Hang Seng fell 0.2%, while the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.1%. The Nikkei index gained 0.8% at the end of the session in Tokyo.

Around 7:30am, the 10-year Treasury bond rate rose by 2 basis points, to 2.956%. The 2-year bond earned around 6 basis points, at 3.211%. The 2-year bond yield soared on Wednesday after the release of U.S. inflation figures for the month of June, which reinforced the hypothesis of a 100-basis-point Fed interest rate hike in two weeks.

The euro fell against the dollar this morning but appreciated against the yen, like the greenback.

Oil prices are now accentuating their modest rebound of the previous day. Around 7:20am, the September North Sea Brent contract won 69 cents, at $100.26 per barrel. The August contract for mild mild crude oil (WTI) listed on Nymex rose 58 cents to 96.88 dollars per barrel. Recession fears and the risk of new Covid-related restrictions in China had caused the WTI price to fall by nearly 8% and that of Brent by over 7% on Tuesday.