Global stocks rise ahead of Nvidia earnings; Bitcoin hits record high

Global shares rose on Wednesday as a cooling of tensions between Russia and the West injected some confidence among investors ahead of earnings from artificial intelligence darling Nvidia, while bitcoin hit a new record high and the dollar edged up.

Safe-haven assets such as gold and government bonds got a lift on Tuesday after news of Ukraine launching US-made long-range missiles into Russia and Russia announcing it had lowered the threshold for nuclear action.