European stock exchanges are expected to open higher, however, the risk of volatility is continuing. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 3,499.49 points (-0.03%), the CAC 40 at 6,061.59 points (-0.26%), the DAX 40 at 12,803.24 points (+0.49%), the FTSE 100 at 7,236.68 points (-0.62%), the SMI at 10,617.01 points (+0.06%), the AEX at 665.43 points (+0.06%). 0.09%), the BEL 20 at 3,582.72 points (-0.27%), the IBEX 35 at 7,993.20 points (+0.11%), the DJIA at 31,019.68 points (+0.64%), the Nasdaq at 11,535.02 points (+0.76%), the S&P 500 3,899.89 points (+0.69%) and the Nikkei 225 at 27,675.09 points (+0.39%).
As for exchange rates, the change compared to the close mentions that in New York, EUR/USD is at 1.0022 (-0.03%), EUR/JPY at 143.64 (+0.06%) and USD/JPY at 143.34 (+0.09%).

On Tuesday, September 20, Catherine MacGregor, CEO of Engie, and her Deputy CEO in charge of finance, CSR and purchasing are due to be heard by the National Assembly's fact-finding mission on oil and gas companies and those in the maritime transport sector that have made exceptional profits during the crisis.
In addition, on the evening of Monday 19, Française des Jeux (FDJ) announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire ZEturf. It is a group founded in 2001 and present in online horse racing betting as well as online sports betting under the brand zeBet

At the opening on Tuesday, September 20, European equity markets are expected to rise. However, volatility may remain high in global markets ahead of the announcement of the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) monetary policy decision on Wednesday.
The FTSE 100 contract advanced 32 points, or 0.4%, while the DAX 40 contract rose 72 points, or 0.6%. The CAC 40 futures contract gained 35 points, or 0.6%, according to data from the IG Markets broker as of 7:30am.
European stock markets closed in a mixed order on Monday 19, with low trading volumes due to a bank holiday in the United Kingdom at the end of a volatile session. Amid strong investor nervousness ahead of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) Monetary Policy Committee meeting, Wall Street ended higher.
18% is the estimate of the chances of a rise of 100 basis points, which jumped after the announcement of higher-than-expected inflation in the United States in August. According to CME Group's FedWatch tool, investors assess the probability of a 75 basis point increase in the federal funds rate at 82%. Florian Ielpo, head of macroeconomics at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, says they fear the Fed will surprise them with another major hike. “We could very well find ourselves on the brink of recession in the United States,” he suggests.
The Riksbank raised its key rate by 50 basis points to 0.75% and indicated that it expected further hikes to bring the rate to close to 2% in early 2023 at its last monetary policy meeting on 30 June.

On Monday the 19th, US Treasury bond yields rose. This is mainly the two-year bond rate, which continues their surge from last week before the Fed's monetary policy decision. Very sensitive to changes in monetary policy, the two-year bond yield is approaching 4%. According to some investors, this level could cause financial markets to break out in a cold sweat. October 16, 2007 marked the last time the two-year rate closed at over 4%. It reached 4.127%, a rate that stood at 3.954% on Tuesday morning against 3.927% on Monday evening.

According to CBA, the market includes an increase of 75 basis points (bps), rather than 100 bps, in the federal funds rate this week while the euro was stable against the dollar on Tuesday morning.
For the Australian bank, the dollar will likely continue to rise in the coming months and investors will continue to lower their growth expectations for the global economy.

On the morning of Tuesday 20, oil futures changed little. There has therefore been a slight increase in Brent from the North Sea, which can be explained by the weakness of the dollar.
For its part, ANZ indicates that oil prices are also supported by the lifting of lockdowns in the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Dalian, announced last Monday.
The November contract on light sweet crude (WTI) traded on Nymex fell by 3 cents to $85.33 per barrel while the North Sea Brent contract of the same maturity gained 8 cents to $92.08 per barrel around 7:20am.