London/Sydney — Global shares struggled to avoid a fourth straight day of losses on Friday as data showed eurozone business activity slowing in February, while German and British 10-year bond yields touched multimonth highs, driven up by bets on rising inflation.

The pan European index was up 0.1% but still set for its first weekly loss in February, as IHS Markit's flash composite PMI nudged closer to the 50 mark separating growth from contraction...

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