Asian stocks fall on economic worries

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Source: Bloomberg
Asian stocks erased monthly gain as data on South Korean business confidence and Japanese retail sales added to concern of economic slowdown and investors weighed whether the Fed will signal a new round of bond-buying. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped 0.1% to 118.16. Both Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index declined 1%.  
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