SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stock markets wobbled on Thursday while safe-havens such as the yen, gold and bonds rose as the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths in the outbreak’s epicenter jumped.
TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen rose from a three-week low against the dollar on Thursday after China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, reported a sharp jump in the number of new cases in a jolt to markets and sparking a flight for safe-haven assets.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for a third day on expectations that major producers are likely to enact deeper output cuts to offset the slump in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China, the world’s second-largest crude consumer.
(RTTNews) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (GT) reported that its fourth-quarter net loss was $392 million or $1.68 per share compared to net income of $110 million or $0.47 per share a year ago.
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Feb — The Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) says the Rubber Production Incentive has been activated for January 2020 for 440,000 rubber smallholders in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian currencies found support on Wednesday from a slowdown in the spread of coronavirus, but a strong dollar and caution about the rising death toll kept gains in check, while the New Zealand dollar jumped after the central bank dropped its easing bias.
