The Paris Stock Exchange fell from -0.6%to -0.7%, around 7,285 points, penalized by Publicis (-4.4%), Stellantis (-3.4%) or Michelin and Accor (-2.5%).
Paris Sub-Pormo The Euro-Stoxx (-0.5%) and Frankfurt (-0.3%), Wall Street is anticipated in with-0.7% (S & P500) at -1.5% (Nasdaq, in the wake of semiconductors).
Investors remain cautious, scalded by announcements, threats, reversals and now embargoes (on the latest generation GPUs of Nvidia for China, $ 5MDS of lack of winning) of Donald Trump (and the question of customs duties is far from resolved).
Yesterday, the evocation of a possible suspension of customs duties of 25% imposed on cars imported in the United States since April 3 was perceived as a new sign of de-escalation in the tariff crisis, but it would be better to attack China.
At the same time, European investors seem to bet on diplomatic exchanges to find a way out on the file, notably with the visit of the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, at the White House tomorrow.
Nevertheless, the force test between Washington and Beijing continues. Chinese products entered in the USA are now taxed at 145%, compared to 125% for US products entering China.
In China, the gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.4% in annual sliding in the first quarter of 2025, according to official data published on Wednesday … Although beyond the 5% referred to at least, but this could not happen again at ‘T2’ 2025.
A sign of the nervousness that still reigns in the markets, the gold crosses the $ 3,320 for $ 3,320 and the VIX volatility index, also called ‘fear barometer’, wins 10% around 33.3.
Statistically, after having increased 0.2% in sequential rate in February (figure confirmed compared to the initial announcement), retail sales in the United States increased by 1.4% in March, according to the Commerce Department, in accordance with the consensus according to Jefferies.
By excluding the automotive sector (vehicles and equipment), sometimes volatile evolution, American retail sales, however, increased by 0.5% last month, an increase overall online with that expected on average by economists.
The annual inflation rate of the euro zone established 2.2% in March 2025, against 2.3% in February, according to Eurostat which thus confirms its rapid estimate for March, while the annual inflation of the European Union has slowed 0.2 points to 2.5%.
In the euro zone, the services (+1.56 percentage points) contributed the most to the annual inflation rate, followed by food, alcohol and tobacco (+0.57 pp), non-energy industrial goods (+0.16 pp) and energy (-0.10 pp).
In the EU, the lowest annual rates were recorded in France (0.9%), Denmark (1.4%) and Luxembourg (1.5%) and the highest was observed in Romania (5.1%), Hungary (4.8%) and Poland (4.4%).
The rate of ten-year treasuries is degraded by +2pts, around 4.342% while in Europe, the yield of the German Bund at ten years relaxed around 2.494% (-5 pts) and the French OAT is at 3.262% (-4.2 pts).
On the oil market, the Brent barrel evolves around $ 65.6 (+1.3%) in London. The euro wins 0.5% against the greenback, at $ 1.135, erasing its losses from the day before (while the ECB should reduce its key rate tomorrow.
In the news of tricolor companies, JCDecaux indicates that it has signed a partnership agreement with La Poste, aimed at promoting the accessibility of postal services within the Mediakiosk network, JCDecaux entity, specialist in press kiosks and other commercial uses, in France.
SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH (+8.5%) publishes a net profit growing from 51.8% to 85 million euros for the first three months of 2025, as well as an EBITDA running up from 19.9% to 229 million, an improved margin from 2.2 points to 30.8%.
Finally, Technip Energies announces that it has won a contract with Jet Zero Australia to carry out the detailed pre-project (feed) engineering of the Ulysse project, aimed at converting bioethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Townsville, Australia.
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