Unease over Fed rate path dents European stocks

By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) - Uncertainty over the future path U.S. interest rates weighed on European stocks on Thursday, while the resignation of Japan's economy minister impacted currency markets, sending the yen higher. Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari said he would step down from his post to deal with allegations, which he denies, that he received bribes from a construction company. Amari's resignation, which came after Tokyo's Nikkei stock market had closed, caused the yen to