Markets: the CAC40 crosses the 8,000 point mark

(Boursier.com) — The CAC40 has just crossed the 8,000 point mark. After long sessions without managing to reach this psychological threshold which constitutes a new historic high, the Parisian index received a boost from the ECB which left, as expected, its key rates unchanged. But the fact that the Institution is reducing its inflation expectations suggests that the rate cut is getting closer. To the delight of operators.