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European shares fell 2% on Thursday as fears built that tapering in global monetary policy would happen sooner than previously expected, while a slump in commodity prices dragged mining stocks lower.
The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 1.9% at a two-week low, with mining stocks sliding 4.6% on track for their worst day in in more than year.
Asian stocks fell earlier in the day to their lowest levels this year, as minutes published Wednesday by the US Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting gave the impression of a looming cut in its massive, pandemic-era bond-buying programme.
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