Shares Everywhere Are Sluggish

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian stocks erased losses on Friday as China shares recovered after government statements sought to bolster market confidence following data showing the slowest Chinese economic quarterly growth since the global financial crisis. FILE PHOTO: The skyline of Beijing's central business district on a sunny day, China September 7, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo The MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .