European equity markets are expected to be in the green at the opening on 17 August 2022. The Eurostoxx opens at 50 3,805.22 points (+0.41%), the CAC 40 at 6,592.58 points (+0.34%), the DAX 40 at 13.910.12 points (+0.68%), the FTSE 100 7,536.06 points (+0.36%), the SMI 11,130.44 points (-0.37%), the AEX 728.11 points (-0.11%), the BEL 20 3.858.62 points (-0.19%), IBEX 35 8,511.90 points (+1.01%), DJIA 34,152.01 points (+0.71%), Nasdaq 13,102.55 points (-0.19%), S&P 500 4,305.20 points (+0.19%), Nikkei 225 29,191.88 points (+1.12%).

Regarding exchange rates, the change from the close mentions that in New York EUR/USD is at 1.0180 (+0.06%), EUR/JPY at 136.55 (-0.01%) and USD/JPY at 134.14 (-0.07%).

On Tuesday, airport operator ADP Group announced an increase in traffic. The number of passengers in July was 11.9 million compared to the same month last year. Also, the that manage the group welcomed 29.7 million passengers last July with 6 million at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and 3.1 million at Paris-Orly, we record then before the coronavirus pandemic, 86.3% of the traffic of July 2019

After a generally positive close on Wall Street on the back of good results from Walmart and Home Depot early Wednesday, European equity markets are expected to continue their upward trajectory. The CAC 40 futures contract was up 24.1 points by 7:40 a.m., or 0.4 percent, according to data from broker IG Markets. The DAX 40 contract was up 39 points, or 0.3 percentage points. A rise of 17.2 points, or 0.2%, was recorded in the FTSE 100 contract. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, after a hesitant session marked by mixed economic indicators and good corporate results in the retail sector, the New York Stock Exchange closed up overall.

On Wednesday, investors will examine the statistics on inflation in the United Kingdom for the month of July and the second estimate of gross domestic product in the euro zone for the second quarter. The DJIA index recorded its fifth straight session of gains thanks to the rebound of retail stocks.

After a slight rise that brought the 10-year bond rate above 2.8% on Tuesday, there was a small change in U.S. Treasury yields on Wednesday in Asia. There was near stability at 2.81% on the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield and 1 basis point at 3.253% on the 2-year. NatWest Markets believes that "After last week's near-ideal data on U.S. activity and inflationAfter last week's near-ideal data on U.S. activity and inflation, early indicators from China and the U.S. were not very encouraging for global growth.

Against the yen, the euro was unchanged, while it gained ground Wednesday morning against the dollar. There was a slight decline in the greenback against the Japanese currency. In July, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, after the meeting said that it would be "justified to slow the pace of rate hikes" and MUFG Bank believes that the minutes could give the same signal to support the scenario of a hike below 75 basis points in September.

After falling about 3% the previous day on Wednesday morning, oil futures are rebounding timidly. Since January, weak economic indicators from China and negotiations on the proposed Iran nuclear deal have weighed on crude prices and pushed the price of a barrel of WTI listed in New York to the bottom of the range. Similarly, in the United States last week, the trade organization API reported a 448,000 barrel drop in crude inventories and a 4.5 million barrel drop in gasoline inventories.