HA NOI (VNS) – Investor optimism following a newly announced tax cuts helped lift stocks on both national stock exchanges yesterday. SEE MORE Vietnam, the world’s fourth-largest rubber exporter, may join the International Tripartite Rubber Council of top producing nations, strengthening the group which has agreed to cut shipments to support prices. SEE MORE Oil
prices rebounded in Asian trade Thursday on hopes the United States
will reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending
cuts that would likely tip the country back into recession. SEE MORE Oil rose for the first time in four
days in New York after U.S. stockpiles unexpectedly declined and
political leaders said they’re optimistic about a budget
agreement being reached in the world’s biggest crude consumer. SEE MORE Oil rose from the lowest level in
almost a week after European finance ministers reached an
agreement on aid for Greece, easing concern that Europe’s debt
crisis will derail the economic recovery and curb fuel demand. SEE MORE