Morning bid: No Happy Friday feeling as gloom persists


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Sept 8 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets go into the final trading day of the week unable to escape the downbeat mood rooted in worries over high U.S. bond yields, a rampant dollar, China's economic funk and now the potential inflationary impact from spiking oil prices. Brent crude oil is now higher than it was a year ago, the first time since January that year-on-year price changes have been positive. In other words, all else equal, oil is now contributing to headline inflation rather than diluting...