The International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC), comprising world's top rubber producers — Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia (TIM), will likely be implementing another round of Agreed Export Tonnage Scheme (AETS) to ensure price steadiness.

The cabinet has approved a 20-year plan to slash rubber plantations by 21% nationwide and increase the value of rubber exports by more than threefold, a government spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Following a 5-percent plunge on Friday, oil prices recovered early on Monday, rising by more than 2 percent as reports emerged that OPEC and its allies may discuss and even agree to deepen their production cuts to rebalance the market and support prices.

The pace of the US economy’s expansion has picked up in the back half of 2019, with data showing gross domestic product rose in the third quarter by more than initially forecast.

Napoleon famously observed that when China awoke from its long slumber the world would shake.

As the U.S.-China trade war drags into its 16th month and continues to disrupt supply chains, more than one-quarter of multinational firms have not made contingency plans, showed a survey from a subsidiary of courier giant DHL.

Weak tapping and a price rally in the global market have pushed up domestic natural rubber prices 4 per cent in November, although it is the peak tapping season.

The clock is ticking for American soybean farmers, who are anxious to cash in on the bumper payday of a “phase one” US-China trade deal, before South American crops become available early next year.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures ended a seven-session winning streak on Tuesday, tracking weaker Shanghai futures

The United States and China could still reach a "phase one" trade deal. That's the message for investors after top US and Chinese negotiators had a phone call late Monday (or Tuesday morning, Beijing time).