SEOUL (Reuters) - Oil prices retreated on Wednesday, weighed down by an increase in U.S. crude inventories and worries about a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held firm against many of its rivals on Wednesday after U.S. retail sales jumped far more than expected in May, while risk-sensitive currencies were hobbled by concerns about the coronavirus and diplomatic tensions in Asia.

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices made marginal gains on Tuesday, reversing out of earlier losses, as hopes for further cuts in crude supplies took the sting out of concerns that a resurgence of new coronavirus infections around the world could hamper fuel demand.

SINGAPORE, June 16 (Reuters) - The dollar slipped and riskier currencies rallied on Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserve prepared to start its corporate bond buying scheme, while a report flagging the possibility of more fiscal stimulus helped underpin investor sentiment.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares and Wall Street futures rallied on Tuesday as the formal start of the Federal Reserve’s corporate bond buying programme boosted global investor sentiment and calmed earlier worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 2.2%, its biggest one-day gain since June 1. A

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): The world’s top rubber producers are starting to emerge from their worst quarter in over a decade, but the path to recovery looks fragile.