Shares Dip, Dollar Strengthens as Markets Eye US Inflation Data

People pass by an electronic screen showing Japan's Nikkei share price index inside a commercial building in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 22, 2022. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

SYDNEY/LONDON—Shares dipped slightly and the dollar firmed on Thursday, ahead of U.S. inflation data that will influence the Federal Reserve’s rate plans, while the likely collapse of a major digital asset exchange rattled crypto investors.

MSCI’s world stock index slipped 0.36 percent, dragged down by losses in Asia, but stayed in sight of this week’s two month high.