What to watch this week:
Fed Chair Jerome Powell semi-annual Senate testimony, Wednesday
Bank of Japan April minutes, Wednesday
Powell US House testimony, Thursday
US initial jobless claims, Thursday
PMIs for Eurozone, France, Germany, UK, Australia, Thursday
ECB economic bulletin, Thursday
US University of Michigan consumer sentiment, Friday
RBA’s Lowe speaks on panel, Friday
Some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 rose 2.5% as of 1:52 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 rose 2.8%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2%
The MSCI World index rose 1.9%
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed
The euro rose 0.3% to $1.0540
The British pound rose 0.2% to $1.2276
The Japanese yen fell 1% to 136.37 per dollar
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced six basis points to 3.29%
Germany’s 10-year yield advanced two basis points to 1.77%
Britain’s 10-year yield advanced five basis points to 2.65%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.8% to $110.45 a barrel
Gold futures fell 0.2% to $1,836.50 an ounce.
Stocks
The S&P 500 rose 2.5% as of 1:52 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 rose 2.8%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2%
The MSCI World index rose 1.9%
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed
The euro rose 0.3% to $1.0540
The British pound rose 0.2% to $1.2276
The Japanese yen fell 1% to 136.37 per dollar
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced six basis points to 3.29%
Germany’s 10-year yield advanced two basis points to 1.77%
Britain’s 10-year yield advanced five basis points to 2.65%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.8% to $110.45 a barrel
Gold futures fell 0.2% to $1,836.50 an ounce.
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