Here are some events to watch this week:
Reserve Bank of Australia policy decision Tuesday
Rate decision in New Zealand on Wednesday
Reserve Bank of India monetary policy decision on Friday
The U.S. Labor Department releases unemployment and job creation data Friday
Annual Nobel announcements start on Monday, with the Peace Prize being awarded on Friday
Some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 fell 1.3% as of 4 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 fell 2.2%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9%
The MSCI World index fell 1%
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.2%
The euro rose 0.2% to $1.1621
The British pound rose 0.5% to $1.3613
The Japanese yen rose 0.1% to 110.93 per dollar
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced two basis points to 1.48%
Germany’s 10-year yield advanced one basis point to -0.21%
Britain’s 10-year yield was little changed at 1.01%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 2.2% to $77.54 a barrel
Gold futures rose 0.6% to $1,769.50 an ounce
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