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The German regional elections saw a success for the far-right party AfD. The ECB prepares for a decision on interest rates.
European stock markets remain uncertain and little moved in the aftermath of the vote that saw the far-right AfD triumph in the German regional elections.
London and Frankfurt lost 0.2%, Paris remained unchanged while Milan advanced by 0.2%.
Futures on Wall Street are also uncertain, which will remain closed today for Memorial Day: the Dow Jones drops 0.4% while the Nasdaq rises 0.3%, driven by technology stocks, which benefit from expectations of demand for computing power linked to the launch of Gpt-6.
Bonds also moved little, with yields rising slightly while the oil price slowed down, with the WTI eliminating increases at 91.5 dollars a barrel and Brent slowing down at 96.3 dollars (-0.4%). BTP and Bund yields advance by around one basis point with the spread between the two 10-year bonds remaining stuck at 81 points in view of the decisions of the ECB, which will raise rates on Thursday, and American inflation on Friday.
In Piazza Affari, Lottomatica wins (+6.8%), in the wake of forecasts of an increase in EBITDA not included in the synergies linked to the operation with Cirsa, followed by Prysmian (+3.1%) and STM (+3.1%) while Amplifon (-2.2%), Diasorin (-2.1%) and Nexi (-1.9%) slip. Sales on Tim (-1.5%), with Poste (-0.8%) reducing the discount at which the Opas still travels.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The ECB will raise interest rates on Thursday.
Very likely · Within days

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