(BFM Stock Exchange) – The flagship index of the Paris Stock Exchange ended up sharply, investors hoping for a de -escalation of trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. Donald Trump spoke of a drop in customs from customs against China and also calmed his attacks on Jerome Powell.

The CAC 40 signed a beautiful session this Wednesday, April 23. The Parisian index increased up to 2.13% to 7,482.36 points. For its part Wall Street progressed clearly, the S&P 500 winning 2.4% just before the end of the Paris Stock Exchange.

All markets reacted to Donald Trump’s statements pronounced on Tuesday evening. The American president put water in his wine on the customs surcharges inflicted on China (145%) explaining to journalists that these surcharges were “very high” and that “were going to drop substantially”. “They will in no way remain close to this figure,” he said, adding, however, that “we will not come back to zero”.

Chinese Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Guo Jiakun reacted to this outstretched hand by declaring that the doors were “wide open” to chat with Washington.

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The end of chaos?

“These comments gave the markets a feeling of optimism: recent chaos could have reached its peak and we are heading towards quieter waters,” judge Russ Mould of Aj Bell.

It should be noted, however, that the secretary of the treasure, Scott Bessent, scratched China in the afternoon. The American political leader said that the priority given by Beijing to exports in his economic model was “not sustainable”. He also indicated that the two countries had not yet opened the discussions with a view to establishing a potential agreement.

Besides China, Donald Trump also softened the tone about Jerome Powell. The tenant of the White House had increased pressure on the president of the American federal reserve, clearly threatening to dismiss him. On Tuesday, the American president, however, assured that he did not “intend to send him back”. What reassure worried markets of the independence of the American Central Bank.

On the side of the values, 36 of the 40 actions of the CAC 40 finished in the green. Stmicroelectronics, Schneider Electric and Saint-Gobain took more than 4.5%. The highest increase was recorded by Eurofins (+12%), which published an activity that is slightly higher than expectations in the first quarter and warned that it was little threatened by American customs duties.

Excluding CAC 40, Opthobility took 8.5% after publishing a good activity of good quality in the first quarter. Oddo BHF evokes “a good start to the year” accompanied by a “reassuring” message.

In other markets, the euro gives way 0.5% against the dollar to 1.1366 dollars. Oil drops after less marked than expected from crude stocks in the United States last week. The June contract on the Brent de Mer of the North loses 2.3% at 65.87 Dollars per barrel while the same maturity on the WTI listed in New York fell 3.6% to 62.01 Dollars per barrel.