LONDON (Reuters) - World shares started 2019 on a downbeat note, oil prices and bond yields skidded lower and the Japanese yen strengthened on Wednesday as data from China to France confirmed investors’ fears of a global economic slowdown. FILE PHOTO - The trading floor of Frankfurt's stock exchange is pictured after the last trading day in Frankfurt, Germany December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski The U.S. S&P500 and Dow Jones index futures were down 1.5 percent and Nasdaq futures fell 2.3 percent, signaling Wall Street would open in the red on the first trading day of the New Year after closing 2018 with the worst annual loss since 2008.
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