Oil prices slipped in Asian trade on Thursday after official data showed a much larger-than-expected build in U.S. crude stocks, while a Washington-backed Ukraine peace framework raised the prospect of more Russian supply returning to markets.
Thailand put its military in charge of tackling a devastating flood crisis on Tuesday and readied reinforcements to evacuate thousands of people, as heavy rain hobbled relief efforts after some of the worst flooding to hit the south in years.
Since 2025, the global natural rubber market has been affected by factors such as macroeconomic uncertainties, geopolitical risks, supply constraints, and climate change, resulting in fluctuating prices. Thai natural rubber (STR20) prices have traded between $1650 and $2160 per ton. Currently, the market is at a critical turning point, urgently needing to develop new trading logic and explore a sustainable dynamic equilibrium path.
Asian stocks extended their gains into a third day on Wednesday, tracking advances on Wall Street as weak US consumer data lifted bets on a Federal Reserve (Fed) interest-rate cut next month.
Malaysia is now the fastest-growing digital economy in Southeast Asia (SEA), with an increase of 19% year-on-year (y-o-y), and on track to reach gross merchandise value (GMV) of US$39 billion (RM161.1 billion) this year.
US producer prices rebounded in September as the cost of energy goods surged and producers passed on some tariffs.