World Shares Slip as China Says Economy Slowed Further

A person wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm, in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 17, 2023. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

BANGKOK—World shares were mostly lower Tuesday after China reported its economy expanded at a 3 percent pace last year, less than half 2021′s rate.

European shares declined and Asian shares were mixed as investors watched to see if Japan’s central bank will alter its longstanding policy of keeping its key interest rate at minus 0.1 percent when it wraps up a policy meeting on Wednesday.