April 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Wednesday on worries that sliding output in sanctions-hit Russia, the world's second-biggest oil exporter, will tighten supply after Moscow said peace talks to resolve its invasion of Ukraine had come to a dead end.

HONG KONG, April 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Wednesday boosted by U.S. inflation figures that fared better than markets' worst expectations - and caused U.S. yields to pause their march higher - though Chinese shares remained pressured by COVID-19.

SINGAPORE, April 13 (Reuters) - The euro was pinned to a five-week low on Wednesday as prospects for peace in Ukraine seemed to darken, while the kiwi was boosted when New Zealand's central bank delivered its steepest rate hike in two decades.

HONG KONG, April 12 (Reuters) - Asian shares were down while the U.S. dollar held strong on Tuesday, as Treasury yields spiked to a three-year high ahead of U.S. inflation data which could foreshadow even more aggressive interest rates hikes from the Federal Reserve.

April 12 (Reuters) - Oil futures rose early on Tuesday, reversing sharp losses from the prior day, as the market weighed the potential for more sanctions on Russia's energy sector and OPEC warned it would be impossible to increase output enough to offset lost supply.

SHANGHAI, April 11 (Reuters) - China auto sales plunged in March as the country's curbs to rein in COVID-19 outbreaks took their toll, while Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) was among automakers feeling the pain of limits on production.