Standard Chartered Bank continues to expect Viet Nam’s robust GDP growth of 7 per cent in 2018, driven by strong FDI-supported electronics manufacturing and rising consumption. SEE MORE Plastics and other petrochemical products will drive global oil demand to 2050, offsetting slower consumption of motor fuel, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. SEE MORE Oil prices crept back towards four-year highs on Friday as traders anticipated a tighter market due to U.S. sanctions on Iran’s crude exports. SEE MORE London aluminum held its ground on Friday as worries over an alumina shortage stoked cost inflation concerns, sending prices towards the biggest weekly gain in nearly six months. SEE MORE The dollar edged toward a 10-week high on Friday before monthly U.S. jobs data that investors hope will shed light on how much longer the Fed’s aggressive rate-hiking cycle will continue. SEE MORE