(News Bulletin 247) – Futures on the CAC40, more or less stable, augur a hesitant opening this Thursday, after the Parisian index fell by 1.7% to 7,253 points the day before, against a backdrop of anxiety growing over the US debt ceiling negotiations.
“The latest news was not particularly promising, with House Speaker McCarthy telling reporters that there were a number of areas where negotiators were still far apart,” Deutsche Bank notes.
The German bank also points out that after the close of the American markets, the credit rating agency Fitch placed the rating of the United States on negative watch, even if its basic scenario remains that an agreement would be concluded.
“We remain constructive on an agreement reached in time to avoid a default on the American debt, even if we expect that the soap opera will continue in the very short term”, also judged Libby Cantrill, head of public policy at PIMCO.
In addition to the business climate index in France, to be released shortly before the opening, the session should see new estimates of first quarter GDP from Germany, in the morning, then from the United States, at the start of the week. ‘afternoon.
In securities news, the environmental services group Derichebourg publishes a net result down 39.1% for its first half of 2022-23, for a turnover which contracted by 12 .7%.
For its part, Pierre & Vacances posted a half-year adjusted EBITDA up 28% compared to the year, allowing it to confirm the increase in its financial forecasts for the 2022-23 financial year, announced in April.
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