The plus sign prevails on the Asian stock markets on the day of the highly anticipated data on American inflation, from whose trend useful indications are expected on what will be the trajectory of the Fed's rates.
Tokyo advances by 0.9%, Hong Kong by 0.8%, Shenzhen eSydney by 0.4% while Shanghai loses 0.2% and Seoul 0.4%.
American futures rose modestly while those on the Euro Stoxx 50 lost 0.2%.
Economists predict that prices in the USA will rise by 3.4% in March, recovering from 3.2% in February. In the evening, other ideas on rates will come from the publication of the minutes of the Fed meeting last March 20th. Government bonds were little affected, with US Treasuries remaining at 4.4%, at their highest levels since last November, after forecasts for a rapid rate cut were disappointed.
Oil is also at a standstill, with the WTI standing at 86.4 dollars a barrel and Brent at 90.4 dollars while in the Middle East there are glimmers of a truce between Hamas and Israel. Gold continues to break records, trading at 2,346 dollars an ounce (+0.3%).
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