GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks ease after BoE minutes stun markets

* Stocks ease as BoE minutes raise specter of rate hike * Fed minutes show no sign of change in rate policy * Euro below $1.33 for first time in nearly a year (Adds oil settlement) By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Global equity markets eased on Wednesday on a few poor corporate results and the release of Bank of England minutes that hinted at an early interest rate hike, but minutes from the Federal Reserve showed no desire to bring forward plans to raise rates.