Stocks Muted, Sweden Kicks Off Salvo of Central Bank Hikes

Stocks Muted, Sweden Kicks Off Salvo of Central Bank Hikes
People walk past a screen displaying the Hang Seng stock index outside Hong Kong Exchanges, in Hong Kong, on July 19, 2022. Lam Yik/Reuters
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LONDON—Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as investors braced for more hefty interest rate hikes from central banks to quell inflation, with Sweden setting the tone ahead of its U.S., Swiss and British counterparts later in the week.

The dollar was steady near a two-decade high versus major peers, crude oil prices were little changed, and eurozone bond yields hit new multi-year highs on concerns over high energy prices.