World stocks dither, bonds steady as recession worries weigh

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LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) -Global stocks drifted on Thursday and U.S. Treasury yields hovered near multi-month lows as traders awaited crucial U.S. jobs data that may add to mounting concerns about a global economic slowdown...

As equity investors avoiding strong bets, ahead of the Good Friday holiday when the market-moving monthly U.S. non-farm payrolls report will also be released, the broad MSCI index of world stocks traded flat...

Europes Stoxx 600 share index added 0.3%, boosted by data showing German industrial output rose significantly more than forecast in February..

Investors should not rush to buy the pivot, as when the Fed cuts rates, it is too late to prevent a recession, Barclays chief European equity strategist Emmanual Cau said.. Treasury yields, which move inversely to prices of the debt securities, have fallen far in recent weeks as traders added risk in bond markets instead of equities...

This German yield now stands far below its level of about 2.7% from early March, before the failure of two U.S. banks and Credit Suisses rescue by UBS sparked concerns about banks lending cautiously to safeguard capital, potentially harming growth...

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