SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures snapped a four-day winning streak on Thursday as demand slowed for the tyre-making material in top consumer China, outweighing supply woes sparked by wet weather.

Oil prices slipped on Thursday.

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SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose to their highest in 2-1/2 weeks on Wednesday as a stronger Nikkei bolstered investor sentiment, while wet weather in production areas triggered supply concerns.

The World Bank said on Thursday it is worried that some countries are becoming less transparent about their public debt and are using complex borrowing tools.

The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a fourth consecutive meeting on Wednesday, forecasting higher inflation and cooler growth this year as President Donald Trump's tariffs begin to take hold and geopolitical uncertainty swirls.

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