Key events this week:
Fed’s James Bullard speak, Tuesday
S&P Global PMIs: US, Euro area, UK, Wednesday
US MBA mortgage applications, durable goods, initial jobless claims, University of Michigan sentiment, new home sales, Wednesday
Minutes of the Federal Reserve’s Nov. 1-2 meeting, Wednesday
ECB publishes account of its October policy meeting, Thursday
US stock and bond markets are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday
US stock and bond markets close early, Friday
Some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 rose 0.8% as of 1:04 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.7%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8%
The MSCI World index fell 0.8%
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.5%
The euro rose 0.5% to $1.0292
The British pound rose 0.5% to $1.1881
The Japanese yen rose 0.6% to 141.28 per dollar
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin rose 2.7% to $16,060.23
Ether rose 2.2% to $1,117.72
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries declined six basis points to 3.77%
Germany’s 10-year yield declined two basis points to 1.98%
Britain’s 10-year yield declined five basis points to 3.14%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 2.3% to $81.89 a barrel
Gold futures were little changed.
