European shares fell on Friday, with the STOXX 600 index down for the fourth straight week as auto and technology stocks led declines amid the prospect of higher interest rates and concern over the situation in Russia and Ukraine. The pan-European index shed 1.0 percent, paring some losses after falling as much as 2 percent earlier in the day. The index lost 1.8 percent this week, marking its worst performance in over two months. Euro zone bond yields rose following the hawkish message that emerged from the U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting earlier this week. “There’s a whole lot to make investors nervous at the moment, and today seems to be the day European markets are really waking up to what the Fed’s increasingly hawkish stance will mean for all that cash sloshing around,” AJ Bell financial analyst Danni Hewson said. Russia on Friday sent its strongest signal so far …
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