Asia shares, bonds count on Fed to be accommodative

Asian shares pulled ahead on Monday while bonds were in demand globally on mounting speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will sound decidedly dovish at its policy meeting this week. Japan's Nikkei advanced 0.59 percent, and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.6 percent. One focus will be shares in Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank after the banks confirmed they were in merger talks.

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