* Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber futures ended flat on Monday as worries over slumping tyre demand from automakers countered optimism fuelled by phased reopening of coronavirus-induced lockdowns globally.
Domestic consumption of natural rubber increase 1.8 percent on March 2020
SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Friday as investors focused on talks between U.S. and Chinese trade officials and solid corporate earnings rather than the looming release of data expected to show the worst U.S. unemployment rate in more than 70 years.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to track Wall Street gains on Friday, after upbeat corporate earnings took the focus off upcoming data that is expected show the worst U.S. unemployment rate in more than 70 years.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday as more countries began easing lockdowns set in place to stop the coronavirus spreading, giving hope that demand for fuels will pick up after the economic devastation caused by the pandemic.
China’s exports returned to growth in April, beating forecasts and suggesting that an expected demand shock from coronavirus containment efforts around the world will come further down the line.