The appointments will still be few this Wednesday on the stock market, the program being notably empty on the statistical level in the United States. Nothing to report, in the same way, in Japan, the markets being closed for the birthday of the Emperor. On the other hand, we will monitor the inflation figures for January in the euro zone, at 11 a.m., even if these are only final data, which limits the interest of the publication. It was up 5.1% over one year in the first estimate and 2.3% excluding volatile elements (energy and food).
Also to follow, at the start of the morning, are business start-ups for January, the monthly economic outlook survey in services, industry and commerce for February and the business climate for the same month in France, as well as March consumer confidence in Germany.
Companies on the front line
On the business side, two components of the CAC 40 are in the hot seat, Danone and Stellantis. Despite the inflation of raw materials, the objective of an operating margin of around 14%, as in 2020, was maintained by the agri-food group. As for the car manufacturer, it should have clearly exceeded 10% despite the disruptions linked to the supply of components. Excluding the flagship index, Eiffage, Eramet, Fnac-Darty, Ipsos, Korian, Nexity, Solocal Group and Solvay also present their annual accounts.
Internationally, the Canadian gold mine Agnico Eagle Mines, Barclays, eBay, Lenovo and Puma also report quarterly accounts.