Here are some key events to watch this week:
Bloomberg Live hosts the Bloomberg Green Summit Monday through April 27
Bank of Japan rate decision and Governor Haruhiko Kuroda briefing Tuesday
Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference Wednesday following the FOMC meeting
Joe Biden makes his first address as president to a joint session of Congress Wednesday
U.S. GDP is forecast to show robust 6% growth in the first quarter, bolstered by government stimulus Thursday
These are some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to a record high as of 4 p.m. New York time
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%
The Russell 2000 Index rose 1.2%
The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.3%
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose 0.6%
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed
The euro was little changed at $1.2089
The British pound rose 0.2% to $1.3905
The Japanese yen fell 0.2% to 108.13 per dollar
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced one basis point to 1.57%
Germany’s 10-year yield was little changed at -0.25%
Britain’s 10-year yield advanced one basis point to 0.76%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.3% to $62 a barrel
Gold futures rose 0.2% to $1,781 an ounce
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