Stocks Slip, Bonds Hit as Bets on Fed Action Rise

Stocks Slip, Bonds Hit as Bets on Fed Action Rise
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on Jan. 26, 2022. Staff/Reuters
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LONDON—Global share prices eased and U.S. Treasury yields hit multi-year highs on Wednesday as investors bet that the U.S. Federal Reserve will couple shrinking of its balance sheet next month with a big interest rate hike to quell decades-high inflation.

Investors also waited for details of the latest package of coordinated sanctions on Russia from the United States and its allies over alleged civilian killings in Ukraine.