Asia shares slip as U.S. jobs stunner hammers bonds
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By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets eased on Monday after stunningly strong U.S. jobs data soothed concerns about the global economy but also added to the risk of an aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve. Geopolitics also remained a worry as the White House warned Russia could invade Ukraine any day and French President Emmanuel Macron prepared for a trip to Moscow. The cautious mood saw MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dip 0.1% in early trade. Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.4% and South Korea 0.6%. Both S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures were little ch…

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