Petroleum sales fall to 44-month low
Record high prices drive down oil demand to 1.06m tons in Sept
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Record high prices drive down oil demand to 1.06m tons in Sept
JAKARTA March 5 (Reuters): Indonesia's rupiah was hovering around four-month lows on Friday as rising US bond yields sent the dollar higher and hit appetite for Asia's emerging currency and stock markets. Stock markets in Asia suffered early falls following overnight comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who reiterated the Fed's policy stance as appropriate, even though he thought the recent bond sell-off was "notable". By midday, Asian markets recovered some ground, with most standing less than half a percent lower, and Chinese stocks gaining again. "Any fallout...