Growth Jitters Knock Global Stocks Before Central Bank-Packed Week

Growth Jitters Knock Global Stocks Before Central Bank-Packed Week
A man walks past a screen displaying the Hang Seng Index at Central district, in Hong Kong, on March 21, 2023. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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SYDNEY—World shares fell while the dollar firmed on Monday as growth concerns tested investors’ mettle ahead of a week brimming with central bank meetings in countries including Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Britain, the United States, and Japan.

The pan European index slipped 0.5 percent, dragged down by health care, bank, and chip stocks.