Key Events

Key events this week:

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, Wells Fargo report earnings, Friday

This week’s MLIVE Pulse Survey:

Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 rose 0.9% as of 1:45 p.m. New York time

The Nasdaq 100 rose 1.2%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%

The MSCI World index rose 0.8%

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed

The euro rose 0.2% to $1.0751

The British pound was little changed at $1.2144

The Japanese yen was little changed at 132.34 per dollar

Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin was little changed at $17,477.75

Ether was little changed at $1,338.03

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries declined five basis points to 3.57%

Germany’s 10-year yield declined 10 basis points to 2.20%

Britain’s 10-year yield declined 15 basis points to 3.41%

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude rose 3.2% to $77.51 a barrel

Gold futures rose 0.3% to $1,881.50 an ounce