Tokyo — US stock futures, Asian equities and the dollar pulled back slightly on Monday after the US government was forced to shut down amid a dispute between President Donald Trump and Democrats over immigration.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.1% while Japan’s Nikkei was down 0.15%. US S&P 500 mini futures dipped 0.1% in early trade, while the US Treasuries price fell, pushing the benchmark 10-year yield up to as high as 2.672%, its highest level in three-and-a-half years.Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate held talks on Sunday seeking to break the impasse that has kept the US government shut down for two days.But the Senate scheduled a vote for Monday at noon (5pm GMT) on a stopgap spending measure, cancelling a planned vote for Monday at 1 am (6am GMT), ensuring the federal government will remain closed when US markets open.While many see minimal impact on the economy from a short-term government shutdown, analysts say a prolonged ...
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