Asian shares tread water, markets eye U.S. inflation signals


SYDNEY: Asian shares marked time on Thursday, with China nudging lower, while the U.S. dollar held below an 11-week high as investors reassessed U.S. Federal Reserve statements on inflation and looked to upcoming data for direction.

In early European trades, the pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures were up 0.2%, German DAX futures were up 0.1% while FTSE futures were flat. U.S. stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis, edged up 0.3%.

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