# Shares edge higher as Fed hikes rates and dollar jumps with short-term yields

https://mins.news/en/item/62024

- Reuters, 2026-09-17 03:20 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-global-markets-2026-09-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aab5c6c42d5dc00014729b9

> Asian shares edged higher on Thursday as investors bet the Federal Reserve was finally moving ahead of inflation. Its first rate hike in more than three years helped calm a global bond selloff that had driven long-term yields sharply higher.

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