* Bund yields edge higher again after biggest jump since 1990s * Euro hits new 4-month high after ECB news * U.S. stocks end sharply lower (Updates with closing US market levels) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - Stock indexes fell sharply and the dollar eased on Thursday, with the Nasdaq confirming it has been in a...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Dalian iron ore futures rose on Friday after a nine-session losing streak, but were set for a weekly fall, weighed down by reports of steel production cuts in China and an intensifying trade war between Washington and Beijing. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) climbed 0.65% to 777.5 yuan ($107.28) a...

(We've rebranded Morning Bid Asia as Trading Day to offer you more in-depth analysis and commentary on global markets. I'll help you make sense of the key trends moving markets just as the U.S trading day is ending and Asia's morning is getting started.) By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, March 6 (Reuters) - TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces...

TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond yields extended their climb to fresh 16-year highs on Friday, tracking soaring German bund yields on Berlin's plans for a massive spending package. The 10-year JGB yield rose 1 basis point (bp) to 1.525% and earlier touched 1.53%, the highest level since June 2009. The 20-year yield added 2 bps to 2.22%,...