Global Stocks Tick Up and Bond Yields Dip After Sell-Off

Global Stocks Tick Up and Bond Yields Dip After Sell-Off
People wait for crossing a street in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm, in Tokyo on April 27, 2023. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo
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LONDON/HONG KONG—Global stocks inched higher on Wednesday as investors found a footing after a sharp sell-off the previous day, while U.S. Treasury yields dipped after hitting their highest level since 2007.

Stocks and bonds have dropped in recent weeks as investors come to terms with the idea that central banks will hold interest rates “higher for longer” than previously expected, as officials try to squeeze inflation out of economies.