What to watch this week

What to watch this week:

US employment report for July, Friday


Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 was little changed as of 1:25 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.2%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%
The MSCI World index rose 0.9%

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.4%
The euro rose 0.7% to $1.0236
The British pound was little changed at $1.2153
The Japanese yen rose 0.6% to 133.05 per dollar

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries declined one basis point to 2.69%
Germany’s 10-year yield declined seven basis points to 0.80%
Britain’s 10-year yield declined two basis points to 1.89%

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude fell 2.8% to $88.12 a barrel
Gold futures rose 1.8% to $1,807.80 an ounce