Key events:
US University of Michigan consumer sentiment, Friday
Fed’s Christopher Waller and Patrick Harker speak, Friday
Some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 rose 0.9% as of 9:52 a.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 rose 1.3%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8%
The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.9%
The MSCI World index rose 0.9%
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.6%
The euro rose 0.7% to $1.0788
The British pound rose 1% to $1.2189
The Japanese yen rose 0.6% to 130.55 per dollar
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin fell 0.9% to $22,753
Ether fell 0.6% to $1,643.69
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries declined three basis points to 3.58%
Germany’s 10-year yield declined seven basis points to 2.29%
Britain’s 10-year yield declined six basis points to 3.25%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1% to $77.70 a barrel
Gold futures rose 0.2% to $1,894.50 an ounce.