Here are some key events this week:
Reserve Bank of Australia publishes minutes of its latest meeting Tuesday
The Fed publishes minutes from its April meeting Wednesday, which may provide clues to officials’ views on the recovery and how they define “transitory” when it comes to inflation
These are some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 fell 0.3% as of 4 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.6%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%
The MSCI World index was little changed
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.2%, falling for the third straight day, the longest losing streak since May 10
The euro rose 0.1% to $1.2158
The British pound rose 0.3% to $1.4142
The Japanese yen rose 0.2% to 109.17 per dollar
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced one basis point to 1.64%
Germany’s 10-year yield advanced one basis point to the highest in about two years
Britain’s 10-year yield was little changed at 0.86%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.5% to $66 a barrel
Gold futures rose 1.6%, the most since May 7
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