A container ship from MSC leaves while another one from NYK Line is docked in the port of Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2021. ( AFP/Charly Triballeau)
A sian stock markets were becalmed on Wednesday as surges in oil and Chinese factory prices added to worries that a hot US inflation reading could renew pressure on policymakers to lift interest rates.
US crude futures rose 1 percent to a two-week high of US$84.97 a barrel in early trade and Brent futures made a one-week top of $85.35.
Factory gate prices in China have soared 13.5 percent year-on-year to October, data sh
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