SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian stocks jumped on Friday, propelled by a record S&P 500 finish and White House comments suggesting Washington and Beijing were close to striking a trade deal, reviving hopes the tariff war may near an end.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday after industry data showed a surprise drop in U.S. crude inventories while comments from an OPEC official about lower-than-expected U.S. shale production growth in 2020 also provided some support for oil.

The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) is happy to release the Natural Rubber Trends & Statistics, July 2019.

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell on Thursday after soft Chinese economic data showed the trade war between Beijing and Washington hitting growth in the world’s second-largest economy.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s factory output growth slowed significantly more than expected in October, as weakness in global and domestic demand and the drawn-out Sino-U.S. trade war weighed on broad segments of the world’s second-largest economy.

BANGKOK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Thailand is pushing to export natural rubber to boost farmers’ income, the country’s commerce minister said on Wednesday, weeks after it ended a four-month curb on the commodity.