Asian shares drop as focus on U.S. sharpens Investing.com - Asian shares fell on Monday as investors adopted a caution tone with focus sharpening on U.S. data and the Fed. The Nikkei 225 fell 1.96% and the Shanghai Composited drooped 2.61%. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.52%. In Asia, Japan said industrial output fell 0.6% in July, missing expectations as exports eased. Elsewhere, Australia said private sector credit rose 0.6%, better than expected, but business inventories in the second quarter came in flat, below a gain seen. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, fell 0.32%... More