Asian shares ease after Fed inaction, hopes now on ECB
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares fell while the euro and commodities inched higher on Thursday as investors hope the European Central Bank will take policy action later in the day after the U. S. Federal Reserve stopped short of offering fresh stimulus. European stocks looked set to open higher, while a 0. 2 percent gain in U. S. stock futures signaled a steady Wall Street start. Financial spreadbetters called the main indexes in London , Paris and Frankfurt to open as much as 0. 3 percent higher. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan retreated 0. . . .
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