Global stocks fall on unrest over US rate hike

World stock markets fell on Thursday, weighed down by the mining and travel sectors, as traders digested signs a possible US interest rate hike could be on the cards next month. Trading saw "Fed-centric uncertainty" return to the fore, Sheraz Mian of Zacks Investment Research said a day after the release of US Federal Reserve meeting minutes that lifted the odds of an increase of interest rates next month. Europe's main bourses were led lower by Wall Street, which fell after opening despite soli