Key Events

Some key events to watch this week:

The 2021 Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group take place virtually. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes part in a panel about the global economy on Thursday.

The Fed publishes minutes from its March meeting on Wednesday.

Japan releases its balance of payments numbers Thursday.

China’s consumer and producer prices data are due Friday.

These are some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 fell 0.1% as of 4 p.m. New York time.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced 0.7%.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 0.1%.

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.2%.

The euro increased 0.5% to $1.1875.

The Japanese yen appreciated 0.4% to 109.79 per dollar.

Bonds

The yield on two-year Treasuries declined one basis point to 0.16%.

The yield on 10-year Treasuries decreased five basis points to 1.65%.

The yield on 30-year Treasuries fell three basis points to 2.32%.

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude climbed 1.3% to $59.43 a barrel.

Gold rose 0.9% to $1,743.63 an ounce.