Stocks Wilt, Dollar Marches Higher as Central Banks Spring Surprises

Stocks Wilt, Dollar Marches Higher as Central Banks Spring Surprises
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 13, 2023. Staff/Reuters
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LONDON—World stocks fell for a fifth straight session, the dollar hit its strongest since March and the Swiss franc tumbled on Thursday, as the latest crop of central bank interest rate moves continued to produce surprises.

European equities stumbled after the U.S. Federal Reserve had signalled that it probably had at least one more hike in the tank after its historically rapid run-up in rates over the last 18 months.