Stocks Rise, Dollar Struggles on Fed Bets

Stocks Rise, Dollar Struggles on Fed Bets
Passersby walk past an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei average, in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 14, 2020. Issei Kato/Reuters
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SYDNEY/MILAN—World shares rose on Monday and the dollar was pinned near five-week lows on hopes of an eventual slowdown in U.S. monetary tightening following sharp interest rate hikes in June and July.

Helping to mellow the mood was news that Shanghai authorities would cancel many restrictions on businesses resuming work from Wednesday, easing a city-wide lockdown that began two months ago.