TOKYO—Global shares were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate, while noting the end may be near for its economy-crunching hikes to interest rates. France’s CAC 40 declined 0.3 percent in early trading to 7,112.95, while Germany’s DAX slipped 0.2 percent to 15,183.25. Britain’s FTSE 100 dipped 0.5 percent to 7,532.54….

LONDON—World stocks were cautiously higher on Wednesday as hopes that a banking crisis would be averted were tempered by uncertainty before a Federal Reserve meeting that sees the central bank caught between taming inflation and maintaining stability. Data showing British inflation unexpectedly rose to 10.4 percent in February boosted expectations for a quarter point rate…

LONDON/SINGAPORE—Global shares rose on Tuesday, after the rescue of Credit Suisse arrested a rout in bank stocks, but signs of stress in the financial system are making investors wonder if another lender may deliver a nasty surprise, and how central banks might respond. The Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting later in the day and…