0 per cent so far this week.Long-dated US debt yields also dipped, with the 30-year yield hitting a two-week low of 2.50, and is down 4.50 per tonne on Thursday before bouncing to $4,630. Chinese authorities are desperate to support share prices while the European Central Bank has also clearly indicated an easing in December," said Norihiro Fujito, senior investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.011 per cent .."Share prices are boosted by ample liquidity. The euro bounced back to $1. Demand for raw materials remain very weak," said Masahiro Ichikawa, senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management.7 per cent so far this week.Many economies in Asia and emerging markets are still not doing that good Tokyo: Asian shares looked set to hold on to this week's gains, while the dollar took a breather on Friday after stepping back from seven-month highs as investors grappled with the prospects of higher US borrowing costs and slower global economic growth.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was almost flat on the day, though it held on to gains of 1.

Commodity prices were pressured, with copper near 6-1/2-year lows and a major sea freight index hitting its lowest level on record, underscoring worries over slackening world demand.8 per cent from its peak this year.0617 on Wednesday. The dollar index stepped back from Wednesday's seven-month high of 99. Japan's Nikkei retreated from three-month highs hit on Thursday, falling 0. Markets showed limited reaction to comments from Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer that the Federal Reserve has telegraphed its imminent interest rate hike so well to avoid rate liftoff surprise.Oil prices were also not far from near three-month lows hit earlier this week. It last stood at 3.54, having fallen to near three-month lows of $39. Global benchmark Brent futures last stood at $44.The dollar weakened across the board on Thursday after rising for four straight sessions, as investors cashed in recent gains driven by widespread expectations of a US Federal Reserve interest rate increase next month."People who sold shares in the summer on concerns about slowdown in China are buying back.In another sign of weak global demand, the Baltic Index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell to a record low, having fallen 58.15.0724 after having hit a seven-month low of from $1.

It slumped to a 6-1/2-year low of $4,573.5 per cent as the dollar dipped versus the yen though it is likely to post its fifth consecutive week of gains. US crude futures traded at $40. But they are turning a blind eye to the poor state of economic fundamentals," he said.89 on Thursday.988 per cent on Thursday.A case in point is copper, which seen as a good gauge of the global economy because of its wide industrial use.05.At the shorter end, money market futures continue to price in around a 70 per cent chance of a rate hike by the Fed in December.26 per barrel, compared to Monday's low of 43.853 to stand at 99.It would mark the biggest weekly fall since late September if sustained by Friday's close, driven by persistent worries that supply cuts won't be enough to offset the pressure on prices caused by crate mold weak demand in top user China."Many economies in Asia and emerging markets are still not doing that good