These are some key events this week:
Bank of Japan monetary policy decision and Governor Haruhiko Kuroda briefing Friday.
These are some of the moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index sank 1.5% to 3,915.50 as of 4:02 p.m. New York time, the lowest in more than a week on the largest tumble in three weeks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 0.5% to 32,862.37, the biggest dip in two weeks.
The Nasdaq Composite Index sank 3% to 13,116.17, the lowest in more than a week on the largest tumble in three weeks.
The Nasdaq 100 Index sank 3.1% to 12,789.14, the lowest in more than a week on the biggest tumble in three weeks.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.4% to 426.59.
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.5% to 1,139.39, the biggest advance in more than a week.
The euro fell 0.5% to $1.1915, the largest fall in more than a week.
The British pound fell 0.3% to $1.3928.
South Africa’s rand weakened 0.9% to 14.7799 per dollar, the largest fall in more than a week.
Bonds
The yield on two-year Treasuries gained two basis points to 0.16%, the highest in more than a week on the biggest advance in more than a week.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries jumped eight basis points to 1.72%, the highest in about 14 months.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries gained five basis points to 2.47%, the highest in almost 20 months.
Germany’s 10-year yield climbed three basis points to -0.26%, the highest in almost three weeks.
Britain’s 10-year yield increased five basis points to 0.875%, the highest in more than 21 months.
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude sank 8% to $59.41 a barrel, hitting the lowest in almost four weeks with its fifth straight decline and the largest tumble in 11 months.
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