Commodity Markets

* U.S. nonfarm payrolls rise 175,000 in May, vs 170,000 forecast * Data shows U.S. economy still needs Fed support * Geopolitical tensions support oil prices By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO, June 10 (Reuters) - Brent futures rose towards $105 per barrel on...

* Front month reverses course after two straight losses * Weather forecasts milder for Northeast; heat in Texas, West * Nuclear power plant outages remain well below normal * Coming Up: EIA natgas storage data on Thursday By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK,...

* Fiscal sustainability becomes significant challenge * Spending restraint, higher non-oil income needed * Cuts in fuel subsidies necessary * Budget break-even oil price seen at $120/barrel by 2018 * Oman should issue T-bills, set up govt issuance...

By John Kemp LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - The shale revolution is likely to have a far bigger effect on the global gas market than on oil supplies, entrenching the long-term price advantage of gas, according to new data from the Energy Information...

TOKYO, June 11 (Reuters) - U.S. oil edged higher on Tuesday, supported by a halt in the rise of the U.S. dollar, partly reversing a fall in the previous session due to demand concerns after weak China data. FUNDAMENTALS * NYMEX crude for July...

* China May exports, domestic activity show momentum loss * Brent crude oil down 0.6 pct; London copper off 1 pct * CRB index falls 0.4 pct after last week's 2 pct gain By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - Commodities ended mostly lower on...

By Florence Tan and Luke Pachymuthu SINGAPORE, June 10 (Reuters) - A senior executive of oil price reporting agency Platts called new rules proposed by the European Union for financial benchmarks "intrusive" and said EU investigators who have targeted...

* Firm U.S. data fuels speculation that Fed may taper bond buying * Stocks, German bonds, peripheral euro zone bonds all fall * Yen gains more than 1 percent on the dollar * Growth concerns weigh on oil prices By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK, May 29...

* Investors fixed on Friday's U.S. jobs data * Copper falls over 2 pct as demand woes offset supply cuts NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Gold rose 1 percent in a late recovery on Thursday as the dollar fell sharply against the yen and the euro on fears of...

* Contraction in U.S. manufacturing is first in six months * Dollar falls below 100 yen, lowest since early May * Stocks fall on weak U.S. data in volatile trading NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) - Stocks and the U.S. dollar fell on Monday in a seesaw...

* Contraction in U.S. manufacturing is first in six months * Dollar falls below 100 yen, lowest since early May * Stocks fall on weak U.S. data in volatile trading NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) - Stocks and the U.S. dollar struggled on Monday in a seesaw...

* Contraction in U.S. manufacturing is first in six months * Dollar falls below 100 yen, lowest since early May * Stocks first fall on weak U.S. data but later recover as investors assess QE outlook NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) - Stocks rose but the U.S....