TOKYO—Global shares declined in muted trading on Tuesday as investors awaited decisions on interest rates and updates on corporate earnings reports from around the world.
The Federal Reserve’s next decision on interest rates, expected Wednesday, will provide insight into whether the U.S. central bank will further ease its aggressive stance on fighting inflation.
France’s CAC 40 was little changed, inching down less than 0.1 percent in early trading to 7,081.34, while Germany’s DAX slipped nearly 0.3 percent to 15,087.53. Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.3 percent at 7,760.82. The future for the Dow industrials fell 0.3 percent while the contract for the S&P 500 lost 0.4 percent….