Thursday brings the European Central Bank policy decision and a press briefing from Christine Lagarde. Economists widely expect the central bank to increase and extend its pandemic bond-buying program.
The FDA meets to discuss the vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech on Thursday.
Jobless claims data are due in the U.S. on Thursday.
These are some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 declined 0.8% as of 4 p.m. New York time.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced 0.3%.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 0.5%.
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index increased 0.1%.
The euro dipped 0.2% to $1.2082.
The British pound gained 0.3% to $1.3401.
The Japanese yen was little changed at 104.21 per dollar.
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased two basis points to 0.93%.
Germany’s 10-year yield rose less than one basis point to -0.61%.
Britain’s 10-year yield climbed less than one basis point to 0.261%.
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude was little changed at $45.57 a barrel.
Gold fell 1.6% to $1,840.07 an ounce.
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