As investors analyze results of companies and are waiting for the decision of the American Federal Reserve (Fed) On rates, European stock exchanges should open without much change Wednesday.

In an uncertain economic and political context, The world's number one luxury retailer LVMH published a profit in 2025 on Tuesday evening. slightly above expectations. For the whole of the past fiscal year, the Group with 75 luxury houses generated net income (group share of 10.88) billion euros, down 13% over one year. Analysts expected average on a net profit of 10.55 billion euros, according to a consensus established by Visible Alpha.

Around 08:00, the CAC 40 futures contract was stable, according to data from the broker IG.

At the start of a day dominated by the decision of the Fed, futures contracts on the main European exchanges are progressing very well slightly. According to data from broker IG, DAX futures 40 and the FTSE 100 took 0.1% each, around 08:00.

The Dutch manufacturer of machines for the ASML semiconductor industry recorded record orders in fourth quarter and indicated that it expected solid sales growth this year, a sign that investments in equipment for artificial intelligence remains very strongly supported.

Orders reached 13.16 billion euros in last quarter, compared to 7.09 billion euros a year earlier, and have significantly exceeded the analyst consensus of 6.95 billion euros.

The Nikkei Index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was close Balance Wednesday at the end of the session In Asia. The Shanghai Index Composite gained 0.5% and Hang Seng in Hong Kong rose 2.4%.
Wall Street closed in scattered order on Tuesday after a series of publications. mixed quarterfinals. The Dow Jones index fell by 0.8% while the S&P 500 gained 0.4%, continuing a fifth consecutive session of progression. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological stocks, won 0.9%.

The Fed is expected to pause on Wednesday in keeping its rates unchanged after three consecutive declines. According to the analysts, any reduction in the key rate before the middle of the year would likely require a deterioration of the labour market, because inflation will probably not fall fast enough to convince the most skeptics within the monetary policy committee.

The 10-year US Treasury bond yield fell 2 basis points (0.02 percentage points), at 4.23%, around 08:00. After reaching the Last week its highest level in 27 years due to fears of a increased public spending and a depreciation of the yen, the performance of 10-year Japanese bonds fell by 5 basis points to 2.24%.

The recent rise in bond yields Japanese government bonds could spread to the US Treasury market.

According to Alicia Levine, Strategy Manager of investment and shares at BNY Wealth, “it's a very important point important to watch” because this can push up the rates of 10-year and 30-year treasury bills.

The euro fell by 0.4% against the greenback, at 1.1995 dollars, around 08:00.

According to traders, the dollar fell at the beginning of week to its lowest level in four months, in part due to a strong Rising yen which could signal that authorities in Tokyo and Washington is preparing coordinated action to support the Japanese currency.

This morning, oil futures are on the rise, still supported by geopolitical tensions and fears of American intervention in Iran. American President Donald Trump said that an American “flotilla” was heading for the Middle East, adding that he “would rather not see anything happen.” Prices are also supported by supply disruptions in United States due to freezing cold.
The March contract for soft light crude oil (WTI) listed on Nymex was worth 44 cents, or 0.7%, to 62.83 dollars per barrel. Around 7:45 a.m., the March contract on North Sea Brent traded in London gained 36 cents, or 0.5%, to 66.95 dollars per barrel.