European stock markets are expected to open higher on Thursday, while the Fed decided Wednesday evening to maintain the status quo on its key rates.

Safran announced on Wednesday evening the upcoming completion of share purchases for an amount of up to 500 million euros.

The Paris Stock Exchange is open on this May 8 holiday.

The European aeronautics and defense group Airbus announced Wednesday evening that it had delivered 56 aircraft to 33 customers and received 11 gross orders in April 2025.
Solvay published results on Thursday that were relatively in line with analysts' expectations for the first quarter of 2025, as the chemist showed resilience in a context marked by the caution of its customers.
At around 7:50am, the CAC 40 futures contract is up by 0.7%, according to data from

While US President Donald Trump is expected to announce the outlines of a trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday, European equity futures predicted a higher opening. According to sources familiar with the negotiations, this would be the first in a series of trade agreements that the White House hopes to reach since it imposed tariffs on its allies and opponents

At around 7:50, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt gained 0.8%, according to data from broker IG. FTSE 100 futures were also up 0.8% on the London Stock Exchange. The announcement, which Donald Trump referred to Wednesday evening on Truth Social as being made with a “large and highly respected country”, should focus on the outlines of an agreement with tariff adjustments.
Investors were also waiting for the Bank of England (BoE) interest rate decision, after the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged overnight. According to James Smith, an analyst at ING, “the high uncertainty and the resulting weakness of survey data suggest that another quarter-point cut in the key rate is a matter of course” for the BoE this month.
The New York Stock Exchange maintained its lead after an indecisive session marked by monetary policy announcements from the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the hope of an easing of trade tensions between the United States and China. Supported by the good results of Walt Disney, the Dow Jones index closed up 0.7%, at 41,113.97 points. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 5,631.28 points, and the Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, rose

As expected, the Fed kept its key rates unchanged on Wednesday evening, choosing to maintain a relatively restrictive policy to avoid any price slippage due to the new tariffs. The central bank therefore did not give in to the urgent demands of the American President, Donald Trump, who loudly called for an immediate cut in rates to support growth, while the American economy contracted in the first

This Thursday, the Nikkei on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 0.8% at the end of trading. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3% at the end of the session, while the Hang Seng of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose 0.6%

Around 7:50, the 2-year Treasury bill rate took 2 basis points, at 3.81%. That of the 10-year bond advances by 2 basis points (0.02 percentage points), to 4.30%

The greenback was up 0.1% against the Japanese currency, at 144.01 yen. Around 7:50am, the euro was almost stable, at 1.1300 dollars.

The June contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose 51 cents, or 0.9%, to $58.58 per barrel. Around 7:50am on Friday, the July contract for North Sea Brent traded in London gained 45 cents, or 0.7%, to $61.57 per barrel.