SEOUL (Reuters) - Oil prices inched higher on Friday as expectations of more OPEC production cuts provided some support, although concerns over the long-running U.S.-China trade dispute kept a lid on gains.

SEOUL (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday amid fears over demand as the U.S-China trade row casts its shadow over markets, although prices got some support from expectations of more OPEC production cuts.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares on Friday caught the tail of a Wall Street rally aided by China’s solid export figures and a stabilization in the yuan, but fresh concerns about Sino-U.S. trade ties capped the region’s gains.

Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said on Thursday (August 9) that he would discuss the problem of plummeting rubber price and find suitable solutions with the Rubber Authority of Thailand.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were trying to rally on Thursday as Beijing reported better trade numbers while also limiting the fall in its yuan, offering temporary relief from fears of a global currency war.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil futures jumped more than $1 a barrel on Thursday amid a weaker dollar, recovering ground after concerns that a global economic slowdown would hurt crude demand sparked losses of over 4% in the previous session.