Global shares mixed amid inflation, oil price worries
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
AP Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mixed as worries about inflation set off expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve might accelerate its plans to raise interest rates. Benchmarks in France, Britain and Germany are higher in early trading. Shares fell in Japan, Australia and South Korea. The Fed will release minutes later in the day from its October interest-rate meeting, potentially giving investors more details on plans to start trimming bond purchases. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the nation’s strategic reserve to bring down energy costs, in concert with other big oil-consuming nations.