Key Events

Key events this week:

ECB Governing Council members speak at Euromoney conference in Vienna, Wednesday

US CPI, initial jobless claims, Thursday

St Louis Fed President James Bullard at Wisconsin Bankers Association virtual event, Thursday

Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin speaks at VBA/VA Chamber, Thursday

China trade, Friday

US University of Michigan consumer sentiment, Friday

Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo report earnings, Friday

This week’s MLIVE Pulse Survey:

Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 rose 0.2% as of 12:55 p.m. New York time

The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.3%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%

The MSCI World index was little changed

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed

The euro was little changed at $1.0733

The British pound fell 0.3% to $1.2149

The Japanese yen fell 0.3% to 132.22 per dollar

Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin rose 0.8% to $17,324.6

Ether rose 1% to $1,331.77

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced 10 basis points to 3.63%

Germany’s 10-year yield advanced eight basis points to 2.31%

Britain’s 10-year yield advanced three basis points to 3.56%

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.1% to $75.43 a barrel

Gold futures were little changed