World shares were mixed Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street spurred by comments indicating the Federal Reserve intends to more aggressively tackle inflation. Benchmarks rose in Paris and Frankfurt after declines in most Asian markets. U.S. futures fell while oil prices were higher. The Fed comments have added to investor unease over the war in Ukraine, coronavirus outbreaks in China, and persistent high inflation. Minutes from the Fed’s meeting last month showed policymaker s agreed to begin cutting the Fed’s stockpile of Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities by about $95 billion a month, starting in May. That’s more than some investors expected and nearly double the pace the last time the Fed shrank its balance sheet. European shares wobbled after the open, with the CAC 40 in Paris up 0.2 percent at 6,508.50 and Germany’s DAX edging 0.1 percent lower to 14,141.12. The FTSE 100 in London shed 0.3 percent …
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