SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices eased for a second session on Friday on growing concerns that Washington may soon act to cool prices, while movement controls in China to rein in a COVID-19 outbreak weighed on fuel demand.

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam ranked third in the world in terms of rubber export value, with 3.24 billion USD in 2021, up 36.2 percent from the previous year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said.

The total rubber demand is estimated to recover by 9.4% in 2021 (y-o-y), reaching 29.57 million tonnes, exceeding the pre-pandemic level.

SHANGHAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mixed on Thursday, while the dollar slipped as global investors assessed that strong U.S. inflation data was not worrying enough to change the Federal Reserve's already hawkish rates outlook.

Japanese rubber futures climbed on Thursday after U.S. inflation data was seen not worrying enough to change the Federal Reserve's already hawkish rates outlook and as Wednesday's rally in oil prices boosted risk appetite.

BEIJING, Jan 12 (Reuters) - China's central bank is set to unveil more easing steps to support slowing growth, though it will likely favour injecting more cash into the economy than cutting interest rates too aggressively, policy insiders and economists said.