Oil prices slipped by around 1% in early Asian trade on Tuesday, after falling to a three-week low in the previous session, on a stronger U.S. dollar, rising U.S. bond yields and mixed supply signals.
The dollar reached fresh 11-month highs on Tuesday, pushing the yen down closer to a potential intervention zone, after strong U.S. economic data bolstered the view that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer.
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Monday his government would inject 560 billion baht ($15.23 billion - RM71.5 billion) into the economy next year through its signature digital wallet policy.
Indonesia's annual inflation rate slowed to 2.28% in September, roughly in line with a market forecast, official data showed on Monday, near the lower end of the central bank's target range.
Euro zone manufacturing activity remained mired in a deep and broad-based downturn last month, according to a survey which showed on Monday that demand kept shrinking at a pace rarely surpassed since the data was first collected in 1997.
Japan's business sentiment improved in the third quarter, a central bank survey showed, suggesting conditions for a durable economic revival are falling into place even as a global slowdown keeps policymakers cautious about the outlook.
