Feb 10 (Reuters) - Oil prices eased slightly on Tuesday as traders gauged the potential for supply disruptions after U.S. guidance for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz kept attention squarely on tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Brent crude oil futures were down 25 cents, or 0.4%, at $68.79 a barrel by 0102 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 23 cents, or 0.4%, to $64.13.
That's after prices rose more than 1% on... (continue reading...)
HONG KONG, Feb 10 (Reuters) - China on Tuesday released a white paper on Hong Kong's practice of safeguarding national security to ensure stability in the financial hub in a volatile world, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
This white paper was released by China's State Council a day after a Hong Kong court sentenced leading China critic and former media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years imprisonment in a landmark foreign collusion... (continue reading...)
By Ankur Banerjee and Jiaxing Li
SINGAPORE, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar nursed steep losses on Tuesday ahead of a slate of economic data that will shape the interest rate path, while the yen held on to its gains in the wake of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's resounding election victory.
Sterling was steady in early Asian hours after a volatile Monday as investors weighed the crisis facing Prime Minister Keir Starmer and rising... (continue reading...)
By Gregor Stuart Hunter
SINGAPORE, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Asian stocks advanced for a second day in early trading on Tuesday, led by an extended rally in Tokyo's benchmark after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decisive election victory over the weekend.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.4%, while the Nikkei 225 jumped 2.1%, rising for a third consecutive day to a fresh record high.
... (continue reading...)By Tora Agarwala
DHAKA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - China’s influence in Bangladesh, boosted by the 2024 ouster of New Delhi‑aligned leader Sheikh Hasina, is likely to deepen after this week's election, although politicians and analysts say India is too large a neighbour to be sidelined completely.
Bangladesh votes on February 12 and the two frontrunner parties have historically had far cooler ties with India than Hasina did during her... (continue reading...)
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