Here are some key events to watch this week:
Bank of England is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate and its bond-buying target unchanged Thursday
Reserve Bank of India monetary policy decision, briefing Friday
The U.S. jobs report is expected to show another robust month of hiring Friday
For more market analysis read our MLIV blog.
These are the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 fell 0.5% as of 4 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.1%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9%
The MSCI World index fell 0.1%
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.2%
The euro fell 0.2% to $1.1838
The British pound fell 0.2% to $1.3888
The Japanese yen fell 0.4% to 109.47 per dollar
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries was little changed at 1.17%
Germany’s 10-year yield declined two basis points to -0.50%
Britain’s 10-year yield was little changed at 0.51%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude fell 3.7% to $67.94 a barrel
Gold futures were little changed
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