Key events this week:
EIA crude oil inventory report, Wednesday
China PMI, Wednesday
Fed Chair Jerome Powell speech, Wednesday
Fed releases its Beige Book, Wednesday
US wholesale inventories, GDP, Wednesday
S&P Global PMIs, Thursday
US construction spending, consumer income, initial jobless claims, ISM Manufacturing, Thursday
BOJ’s Haruhiko Kuroda speaks, Thursday
US unemployment, nonfarm payrolls, Friday
ECB’s Christine Lagarde speaks, Friday
Some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 fell 0.4% as of 2:30 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.9%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%
The MSCI World index was little changed
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.1%
The euro was little changed at $1.0330
The British pound was little changed at $1.1952
The Japanese yen rose 0.3% to 138.60 per dollar
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin rose 1.4% to $16,425.5
Ether rose 3.7% to $1,215.53
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced seven basis points to 3.75%
Germany’s 10-year yield declined seven basis points to 1.92%
Britain’s 10-year yield declined three basis points to 3.10%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.4% to $78.30 a barrel
Gold futures rose 0.5% to $1,764.50 an ounce.