Shares Tread Water Before Central Bank Decisions, Oil Rises

Shares Tread Water Before Central Bank Decisions, Oil Rises
A woman looks at an electronic board displaying Japan's Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2022. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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LONDON/TOKYO—Global stocks were little changed on Tuesday while the dollar traded just below its highest in six months as traders avoided big bets ahead of interest rate decisions by the Federal Reserve, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan in the coming days.

Oil prices continued to push higher, with the international benchmark Brent crude price hitting $95, its highest since November 2022.