SYDNEY (Reuters) - Oil prices inched up on Thursday, buoyed by hopes that potential progress in the latest Sino-U.S. tariff talks would improve the global economic outlook.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stock markets started in a cautious mood on Thursday as investors hoped for progress in the latest Sino-U.S. tariff talks while bracing for China trade data that are expected to show further falls in both exports and imports.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks pulled ahead and safe-haven government bonds came under further pressure on Wednesday on optimism the United States and China might be able to hammer out a deal to resolve their nearly year-long trade dispute.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose by around 1 percent on Wednesday as producer club OPEC said it had deeply cut supply in January and as U.S. sanctions hit Venezuela’s oil exports.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar edged lower against its peers on Wednesday, as rising expectations of a breakthrough in the trade impasse between United States and China led investors to put money into the euro and Asian currencies.

Malaysia’s natural rubber production increased 5.4 per cent from 52,174 tonnes in November 2018 to 54,992 tonnes in December 2018. However, year-on-year comparison showed the production dropped by 18.0 per cent.