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The European stock markets began Friday’s session in the red, impacted by concerns about a possible delay in the first rate cut by the US central bank (Fed).<\/p>\n
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In early trading, the Paris Bourse gave up 0.60%, Frankfurt 0.88% and London 0.71%<\/strong>. The CAC 40, the Paris Bourse’s flagship index, was down 0.19% at around 1:30 p.m., at 8,086.91 points<\/strong>, having closed the previous day at 8,102.33 points, with a slight rise of 0.13%.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Across the Atlantic, the New York Stock Exchange closed lower on Thursday, despite the enthusiasm surrounding Nvidia, whose shares climbed 9.3% to over $1,000. However, this was not enough to keep the indices in the green. The S&P 500 lost 0.74%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.4% and the Dow Jones dropped 1.53%,<\/strong> mainly due to Boeing’s 7.6% decline.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Japan, the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed lower on Friday, following Wall Street’s trend, with recent US indicators indicating that inflationary pressures remain high in the US. The Nikkei index slipped 1.17% to 38,646.11 points<\/strong>, while the broader Topix index fell 0.49% to 2,741.34 points.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Investors are reassessing the prospects for rate cuts by the Fed and the European Central Bank (ECB).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Equity markets are down slightly this week, due to rising geopolitical risks in Asia and, above all, fears over rates,”<\/em> explains LBP AM strategist Xavier Chapard<\/strong>. “Good activity indicators, persistent inflationary pressures even in Europe, and the Fed members’ talk of patience increase the risks that key rate cuts will be later and more limited”.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shortly before European markets opened, investors learned that Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) had risen in the first quarter, following a sharp decline at the end of last year and over 2023 as a whole, impacted by the crisis in German industry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nGerman GDP growth<\/h2>\n
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