BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - China's auto sales fell in October for a sixth consecutive month, slumping 9.4% from a year earlier, industry data showed on Wednesday, as a prolonged global shortage of semiconductors disrupts production.

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is getting traction with China in talks over Beijing's compliance with a Trump-era trade deal, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday, but she declined to predict an outcome while discussions continue.

SYDNEY, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The dollar stood at its highest levels of the year against sterling and the euro on Thursday, while the yen was smarting from its sharpest drubbing in a month, after the hottest U.S. inflation reading in a generation fanned bets on rate hikes.

BENGALURU, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Thailand's economy likely lurched back into contraction last quarter, stalling a nascent recovery as tough restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19 hit consumption and an already ailing tourism sector, a Reuters poll found.

TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Inflation fears pressured Asian stocks and buoyed the dollar on Thursday after data overnight showed U.S. consumer prices surged at the fastest pace since 1990 last month, boosting the case for faster Federal Reserve policy tightening.

SINGAPORE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Oil prices were steady on Thursday after falling in the previous session on concerns rising inflation in the United States, spurred by climbing energy costs, may prompt the government to release more strategic crude stockpiles to drive down prices.