Asia liquid epoxy resins (LER) spot prices may soften in the near term in tandem with lower China domestic LER prices. SEE MORE US oil production will average a record-setting 10.85 million b/d in 2019, an increase of 1.55 million b/d compared with 2017, despite expectations of increases of just $6.64/b and $7.28/b in WTI and Brent prices over that time period, the US Energy Information Administration said Tuesday. SEE MORE This year may be anything but staid for the oil market as Citigroup Inc. predicts wildcards including war, Middle East tensions, Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un driving crude toward $80 a barrel. SEE MORE Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) prices in China may increase further as available spot supply thins due to transportation problems posed by heavy snowfall in most parts of the country. SEE MORE Gold prices fell slightly in Asia on Tuesday even as a weaker dollar offered some support and Japan wages data showed a surprise upside. SEE MORE