HONG KONG, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Asian share markets fell on Friday, after red-hot U.S. inflation data and hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official fuelled bets on U.S. interest rates being hiked more aggressively and sent U.S. Treasury yields jumping.

BEIJING, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Oil prices eased early on Friday as hot U.S. inflation fanned worries about aggressive interest rate hikes and as investors await the outcome of U.S.-Iran talks that could lead to increased global crude supply.

SINGAPORE, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The dollar was firm in Asia on Friday after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation and hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official unleashed a wave of bets on aggressive rate hikes, though similar pressures worldwide kept a lid on gains.

Despite the global economy was hit badly by Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the natural rubber (NR) industry posted a strong recovery in demand with an 8.7% growth in 2021; while the production of NR recorded at 1.7% growth as compared to the previous year.

Malaysia natural rubber production increased by 36.7 per cent in December 2021

TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor and Honda Motor were upbeat about their full-year profit prospects on Wednesday as tight vehicle supplies caused by a chip shortage allowed Japan's two biggest automakers to charge their customers more.