Oil ends steady after Brussels attacks; awaits U.S. inventory data

U.S. crude retreated from the year's high as oil prices settled steady to a shade firmer on Tuesday after deadly blasts in Brussels, taking their lead from a Wall Street rebound ahead of oil inventory data. Global equity markets reversed losses while safe-haven gold and government bonds pulled back from higher levels reached in the wake of attacks at Belgium's airport and a rush-hour metro train by the Islamic State that killed at least 30 people. The oil market is also awaiting a clearer pictur