SINGAPORE: Oil prices dipped in Asia Monday after comments from the US central bank head implying interest rates will rise but traders are pinning their hopes on a tightening global market ahead of an OPEC meeting this week.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen Friday said the US economy is improving enough to support an interest rate increase "probably in the coming months", raising the possibility of a rate hike in June or July.

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