Here are some key events to watch this week:
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a House panel Thursday on the federal budget
Rate decisions come from Switzerland and Norway on Thursday
The Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision is on Friday
These are some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, more than any closing loss since May 18 as of 4:02 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.3% to the lowest since June 10
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8%, more than any closing loss since May 18
The MSCI World index fell 0.6% at 4:02 p.m. New York time, the most since June 3
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.8%, more than any closing gain in about a year
The euro slipped 1%, more than any closing loss in about 15 months
The British pound slipped 0.6%, more than any closing loss since May 12
The Japanese yen slipped 0.5%, more than any closing loss since June 3
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced eight basis points, more than any closing gain since March 12
Germany’s 10-year yield declined two basis points to -0.25%
Britain’s 10-year yield declined two basis points to 0.74%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.4% to $71.84 a barrel
Gold futures fell 1.4%, falling for the fourth straight day, the longest losing streak since April 30
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