Marketmind: Inflation, rates worries supersede Russia stress

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An electronic board shows Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indices at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets on Tuesday are set to open on the defensive, pressured by worries over inflation and 'higher for longer' interest rates globally more than fallout from the brief uprising by Russian mercenaries against the Kremlin. Wall Street closed in the red on Monday - the Nasdaq shed more than 1% for the third trading day in four - and the U.S. yield curve...