Shares capped as Fed offers no stimulus clue

Visitors look at monitors displaying market indices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares barely budged on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve appeared to put off taking more aggressive stimulus steps until economic conditions worsen, offering investors few reasons to take risks with second-quarter earnings painting a globally gloomy picture. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan inched down 0.1 percent after slipping to a new low for the month on Wednesday, while Japan's Nikkei average eased 0.1 percent after opening up 0.1 percent. Some analysts expect disappointing earnings from major U.S. …



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