GLOBAL MARKETSAsian stocks slide bond yields depressed as recession worries weigh

GLOBAL MARKETSAsian stocks slide bond yields depressed as recession worries weigh
U.S. jobs data due Friday, when many markets on holiday * Stocks, oil weak while bonds, safe-haven currencies bid By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) – Asian stocks and U.S. equity futures sank on Thursday while bonds and the safe-haven U.S. dollar and Japanese yen were bid as mounting evidence of a U.S. slowdown fuelled worries about a possible global recession. Crude oil also weakened. Equity investors were inclined to take money off the table after recent strong gains and with many global markets heading into a holiday for Good Friday, when potentially pivotal U.S. monthly payrolls data is…

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