Stocks Slide, Dollar Holds Ground as US Rate Hike Looms

Stocks Slide, Dollar Holds Ground as US Rate Hike Looms
A man holding an umbrella looks at an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, on April 7, 2015. Issei Kato/Reuters
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MILAN—Shares fell and the dollar held near highs in holiday-thinned trading on Monday, as concerns about economic growth lingered ahead of an expected U.S. rate hike this week and after data showed COVID-19 lockdowns slowed China’s factory activity.

MSCI’s benchmark for global stocks was down by 0.3 percent by 0811 GMT, as European and Asian shares fell ahead of the Federal Reserve decision and following Wall Street’s steep losses on Friday in the wake of a disappointing Amazon update.