SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The yuan touched a near one-month high against the dollar on Monday as weekend talks between senior Chinese and U.S. officials raised hopes the two sides may find ways to start ironing out a host of disputes.

Oct 10 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs cut its U.S. economic growth target to 5.6% for 2021 and to 4% for 2022 citing an expected decline in fiscal support through the end of next year and a more delayed recovery in consumer spending than previously expected.

TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Monday, extending multiweek gains, amid supply restraint from major producers and growing demand for fuels as economies try to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

SYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Asian shares rallied on Monday courtesy of gains in China which also helped U.S. stock futures pare early losses, while rising Treasury yields lifted the dollar to a near-three-year peak against the Japanese yen.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar ticked up to a 2-1/2-year high versus the yen on Monday after a soft U.S. payrolls figure did little to alter market expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce it will start tapering its massive bond-buying next month.

HONG KONG, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Friday as Chinese shares returned from a one week holiday upbeat, tracking a global rally, while investors also eyed key U.S. jobs data for any fresh insight into the timing of Federal Reserve tapering.