Key Events

Key events:

US jobless claims, Australia unemployment, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester speaks at Global Interdependence Center event Thursday

France CPI, Russia GDP Friday

Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 fell 0.3%, more than any closing loss since Feb. 9 as of 12:12 p.m. New York time

The Nasdaq 100 was little changed

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%

The MSCI World index was little changed

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.7% at 12:12 p.m. New York time, the most since Feb. 6

The euro slipped 0.6%, more than any closing loss since Feb. 6

The British pound slipped 1.3%, more than any closing loss since Feb. 3

The Japanese yen fell 0.8% to 134.22 per dollar

Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin rose 2.4% to $22,785.74

Ether rose 1.4% to $1,577.97

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced seven basis points to 3.81%

Germany’s 10-year yield advanced four basis points to 2.48%

Britain’s 10-year yield declined three basis points, more than any closing decline since Feb. 2

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude fell 2.1% to $77.42 a barrel

Gold futures fell 1% to $1,847.20 an ounce.