HONG KONG (Reuters) - Currency markets started the week nervously eying tensions in eastern Europe, with the safe-haven yen not far from a two-week high while the euro was on edge given the energy security and economic implications for Europe of a war in Ukraine.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Automotive sales in China rose 0.9% in January from a year earlier, their first uptick after eight consecutive months of declines, industry data showed on Friday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state planner on Friday issued rules to promote a faster recovery in the services sector, such as providing tax incentatives to the catering, retail, tourism and aviation industries.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's powerful state planner will take steps to ensure supply and stabilise prices of key raw materials, including iron ore and fertilizer, it said on Friday, as it looks to promote steady growth in industry.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. and European stock futures bounced back on Friday and selling pressure on Asian shares eased after the U.S. Secretary of State agreed to a meeting with Russia's foreign minister, raising hopes of a solution to the standoff over Ukraine.

JAKARTA/TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies will likely warn on Friday that rising inflation and geopolitical risks could threaten a fragile global recovery, as the crisis in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic's fallout cloud the outlook.