TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar stood tall against a basket of currencies on Thursday, as the euro retreated to a five-month low on concerns the political developments in Italy could cause wider disruptions in the common currency bloc.
BEIJING (May 16): Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures closed slightly higher on Wednesday, snapping two consecutive sessions of decline.
According to the General Administration of Customs, in April, China imported a total of 428,000 tons of natural rubber and synthetic rubber (including latex), a 25.95% decrease from the previous month, and a decrease of 26.2% from the same period of last year, which was a year-on-year decline for three consecutive months.
Import of Natural Rubber touched all time high of 469,433 tonnes, an increase by 10.1% from the previous year.
According to the General Administration of Customs, in April 2018, China imported a total of 428,000 tons of natural and synthetic rubber (including latex), which was a decrease of 26.2% year-on-year and a decrease of 26.0% from the previous month.
Source: Global Rubber Markets
TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a five-month high against a group of major currencies on Wednesday, as a surge in the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield above 3 percent reignited a rally that had lost steam last week.