Shares Get a Boost From Tech; Dollar Dithers Ahead of Inflation Data

Shares Get a Boost From Tech; Dollar Dithers Ahead of Inflation Data
A man walks past an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei average and stock prices outside a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan, on March 17, 2023. Androniki Christodoulou/Reuters
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LONDON—Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy.

Consumer inflation on Tuesday and wholesale data on Wednesday could offer investors evidence of how successful the Fed has been in taming price pressures, and an indication of how much more U.S. rates may need to rise.