The Paris Bourse climbed 0.3% this morning, to around 7350 points, against a backdrop of falling bond yields, as investors awaited a number of key indicators to give them a better idea of the Fed's intentions.

Traders remain torn between the prospect of an end to the rate hike cycle, particularly in the US, and signs of a slowdown in the global economy.

Against this backdrop, investors will be paying close attention to the release of several key indicators, such as the first estimate of the Eurozone's consumer price index for August, due on Thursday, followed the next day by the monthly US employment report.

The only indicator on today's menu is the Conference Board's consumer confidence index, to be released in the afternoon, which will measure the impact of the recent rise in gasoline prices on US household morale.

Meanwhile, the yield on 10-year US Treasuries continues to fall towards 4.19%, after rising above 4.36% last week for the first time since 2008. The German bund is down to 2.54% (-1pt).

In French company news, Lacroix reported Q2 sales of €193m last night, up 11.4% on the same period in 2022.

This morning, Voltalia announced the full commissioning of its new Garrido complex in Portugal, comprising five solar power plants with a total capacity of 50.6 megawatts, for which construction was launched in September 2022.

Technip Energies reports that it has won a 'significant' contract (between 50 and 250 million euros in sales, depending on its terminology) from bp for a hydrogen production unit at its Kwinana biorefinery in Western Australia.

Finally, Freelance.com reports sales for the first half of 2023 of 419.4 million euros, up 10% year-on-year, with organic growth of 18% in France more than offsetting a 4% decline internationally.

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