Reuters: US Dollar Report: GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares under pressure on Fed stimulus jitters

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares under pressure on Fed stimulus jitters May 30th 2013, 07:36 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Stocks » Currencies » Markets » Cyclical Consumer Goods » Financials » Industrials » Thu May 30, 2013 3:36am EDT * MSCI Asia stocks ex-Japan at six-week low, Nikkei slumps * European shares rangebound after steep falls in previous session * Dollar broadly weaker as Fed stimulus uncertainty dominates * Euro inches higher in cautious trade By Marc Jones LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) - World shares were under pressure for a second day on Thursday and the dollar slipped against the yen, as uncertainty over when the U.S. Federal Reserve might slow its stimulus programme dominated markets. Top European stocks were rangebound after heavy falls on Wednesday, but another 5 percent dive in Japan's Nikkei in Asian trading left MSCI's world index at a three-week low. "The market is being dominated by expectations of Fed tightening," said Daiwa securities economist Tobias Blattner. "German government bond... yields have gone up quite significantly and after this massive rally equities are correcting to a certain extent." The U.S. job market and the economy as a whole may be strong enough in a few months to allow the Fed to pare its bond buying by a small amount, dovish Fed policymaker Eric Rosengren said on Wednesday. The uncertainty left the dollar broadly weaker and hovering near a session low of 100.555 against the yen. The euro drifted up to $1.2964 and towards a two-week high. European Commission sentiment data is due at 0900 GMT, with investors looking for signs of a pickup following recent patchy surveys. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande also meet ahead of a June EU summit. In the debt market, German Bund futures recovered some ground after a recent sell-off as stock market jitters bolstered demand for less risky assets. Investors were also reluctant to place big bets before a sale of 5- and 10- year bonds later in the day. Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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