* Morgan Stanley cuts global growth forecasts * Equities fall, dollar firm vs Swiss franc on talk of intervention * Coming Up: U.S. initial jobless claims July 30; 1230 GMT (Update prices) By Ikuko Kurahone LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Brent crude fell below $109 a barrel on Thursday, dropping from its highest level in about two weeks, with worries about euro zone debt problems and a slower global growth outlook weighing on prices. Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell $1.65, or 1.15 percent, to $108.95 a barrel by 1234 GMT, after hitting the highest closing price since Aug. 3 on Wednesday. U.S. crude CLc1 led the oil complex lower, falling $2.46 or 2.8 percent to $85.12. "Confidence is extremely fragile," said Mark Thomas, head of Europe, energy, with brokerage Marex Financial. "It is only a matter of time before inherent euro conflicts come to the fore again and that will put on pressure again, apart from (on) gold." Gold was edging higher, while European shares fell from a high hit on Wednesday. Asian stocks were sold off. Adding to the glum growth picture, Morgan Stanley cut its forecast for global growth, citing "recent policy errors" in the United States and Europe, plus prospects of further fiscal tightening in 2012. The bank also said the global economy is "dangerously close to a recession". Data due later in the day, including U.S. initial jobless claims, existing home sales and regional manufacturing, will be closely watched. Oil was also depressed by a stronger dollar, which rose as much as 0.4 percent against a basket of currencies on Thursday, making dollar-denominated assets more expensive when purchased in other currencies. The Swiss franc fell against the euro and the dollar with traders saying the Swiss National Bank was intervening in the forwards market in its bid to curb the currency's strength. The plight of the Swiss franc is part of a larger battle over Europe's fiscal crisis, with the Swiss currency a beneficiary of investors seeking a safe haven in a currency other than the euro. Still, the dollar would remain under pressure and could hit record lows against the Swiss franc in days ahead as long as the U.S. economic recovery stays tenuous, analysts said. LIBYA The market is also watching the situation in Libya, where rebels to the west and east of the capital fought forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi for control of oil facilities vital to winning the six-month-old civil war. Oil prices have been supported by the loss of around 1.6 million barrels per day of production in Libya since the start of an uprising against Gaddafi's rule in February. (Reporting by Francis Kan in Singapore and Ikuko Kurahone in London; editing by Jason Neely)

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