These are some key events this week:
Fed Chair Jerome Powell will likely reaffirm his steady policy stance at the Fed policy meeting Wednesday.
Bank of England rate decision Thursday. BOE is expected to leave monetary policy unchanged.
Bank of Japan monetary policy decision and Governor Haruhiko Kuroda briefing Friday.
These are the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index fell 0.2% to 3,962.71 as of 4:04 p.m. New York time, the first retreat in more than a week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.4% to 32,825.95, the first retreat in more than a week.
The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.1% to 13,471.57, the highest in more than two weeks.
The Nasdaq 100 Index increased 0.5% to 13,152.28, the highest in more than two weeks.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index increased 0.9% to 426.82, the highest in about 13 months on the largest climb in more than a week.
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed at 1,139.61.
The euro dipped 0.2% to $1.1905, the weakest in a week.
The British pound was little changed at $1.3897, the weakest in a week.
The Japanese yen strengthened 0.1% to 109 per dollar, the largest advance in a week.
Bonds
The yield on two-year Treasuries fell less than one basis point to 0.15%.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries climbed one basis point to 1.61%.
Britain’s 10-year yield dipped one basis point to 0.785%.
Germany’s 10-year yield declined less than one basis point to -0.34%, the lowest in two weeks.
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1.1% to $64.66 a barrel, the biggest fall in a week.
Gold was little changed at $1,731.90 an ounce, the highest in two weeks.
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