BEIJING, March 11 (Reuters) - China's auto sales rose 18.7% in February from a year earlier, continuing last month's uptick that snapped eight consecutive months of decline, industry data showed on Friday.

BEIJING, March 16 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose early on Wednesday, bouncing back after earlier falling more than $1 a barrel, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to dominate volatile trading with ceasefire talks the latest market trigger.

SHANGHAI, March 16 (Reuters) - Asian share markets rose on Wednesday on a rebound in battered Chinese stocks and ahead of a closely-watched meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve, while oil prices remained volatile as investors weighed the outcome of peace talks on Ukraine.

TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) - The dollar traded near a five-year high against the yen on Wednesday as investors awaited a Federal Reserve policy decision, with the Ukraine war and China's surging COVID-19 cases as the backdrop.

Malaysia's natural rubber production increased by 17.7 per cent in January 2022

Investing.com – The dollar was down on Tuesday morning in Asia, alongside the Japanese yen and the Australian dollar. The latest COVID-19 outbreak in China saw lockdowns in some cities, but the focus is firmly on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s March policy decision.