SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was pinned near a one-week low on Wednesday as investors optimistic about the prospects for a pre-election U.S. stimulus package sought riskier currencies.

SYDNEY/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors adjusted risk exposure heading into the U.S. election and as a deadline for Washington to pass an economic stimulus bill approached while Europe reported record daily coronavirus infections.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped for a fourth straight day on Tuesday on worries about a resurgence of coronavirus cases globally stifling a promising recovery in fuel demand, while growing output from Libya adds to plentiful supply in the market.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The yuan held near a two-year high against the dollar in offshore trade on Tuesday on signs of a robust economic recovery in China however, doubts about a U.S. stimulus deal capped gains for other risk currencies.

Passenger car sales in China rose 7.3 percent, year on year, to 1.91 million units in September.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s economic recovery disappointed in the third-quarter, growing 4.9% from a year earlier and missing analyst expectations, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.