Key Events

Here are some events to watch this week:

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s latest interest rate policy Wednesday

Bank of Korea monetary decision Thursday

China second-quarter GDP, key economic indicators Thursday

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee to deliver the semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to Congress Thursday

Bank of Japan interest rate decision Friday

These are some of the main moves in financial markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 fell 0.3% as of 4 p.m. New York time

The Nasdaq 100 was little changed

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%

The MSCI World index fell 0.2%

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.5%

The euro fell 0.7% to $1.1776

The British pound fell 0.5% to $1.3813

The Japanese yen fell 0.2% to 110.61 per dollar

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced five basis points to 1.41%

Germany’s 10-year yield was little changed at -0.29%

Britain’s 10-year yield declined two basis points to 0.63%

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.6% to $75.30 a barrel

Gold futures rose 0.1% to $1,808.60 an ounce