Asian stocks fell and Brent oil held gains a day after breaking the $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fanned inflation fears

Oil prices jumped more than 3% today, pushing international Brent crude past the $100 threshold for the first time since July as salvos between the U.S. and Iran escalated.

President Donald Trump says oil prices that spiked because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after the U.S. midterm elections. Oil prices jumped more than 3% today,…

Multiple explosions were reported in Iranian coastal regions and Saudi Arabia as Trump said the war with Iran would end after US midterm elections.