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Brent crude passes $111 a barrel; Nymex WTI nears $100 as Libyan oil facilities close

COMMODITIES 12:20am

US crude price hits $100 for an instant

Lone trade buys single futures contract on Nymex

Hunt for top-grade crude sources begins
Libya shutdowns send oil soaring
Commodities Daily Libya’s impact on oil
FT Alphaville You can’t swap Libyan oil for Saudi

Global Overview from CURRENCIES 3:15am

Asia shares lower on as oil soars

US inflation expectations push higher

Opinion Prepare for a Middle East shock
Lex Safe assets – nowhere to hide

From WORLD 9:07pm

Libya shutdowns send oil soaring

Estimated halving of country’s output pushes Brent up 5%

CAPITAL MARKETS 7:14pm

Hedge funds wary of high leverage

Little appetite for risk despite opportunities

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Rise in borrowing supports Wall Street rally

CAPITAL MARKETS 6:07pm

Rate rise prospects make gilts more attractive

M&G says increase likely to result in higher UK government bond yields

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Market Insight 1:53pm

Stop looking in the rear-view mirror at Japan

Tokyo-listed equities are no longer expensive

COMMODITIES 7:14pm

Surging grain boosts US farmland prices

Double-digit increases in values last year

CAPITAL MARKETS 7:51pm

Argentine appeal to unfreeze assets rejected

Ruling a victory for so-called vulture funds

CAPITAL MARKETS 5:03pm

Hong Kong set to issue inflation-linked bonds

Effort to allay concerns that inflation will erode savings

EQUITIES 7:24pm

HP results drag US technology sector

M&A activity in energy sector up 40% on 2010

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demonstrators in Tobruk, Libya

Fears of violence drive jump in Saudi CDS

A gas hob

US gas market chronically well-supplied

Oil Drilling Rig in Libya

Hunt for top-grade crude sources begins

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