World stocks dither bond yields fall as recession worries weigh

Wave of weak U.S. data fuels slowdown fears * U.S. jobs data due Friday, when many markets on holiday * Stocks, oil weak while bonds and dollar firm * Gold on track for weekly gain By Naomi Rovnick and Kevin Buckland LONDON/TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) – Global stocks drifted on Thursday, following skittish trade in the Asian session, as traders awaited crucial U.S. jobs data that may add to mounting evidence of a U.S. slowdown and the likelihood of a global recession. The broad MSCI index of world stocks dipped 0.1%, putting it on track for its first weekly decline…