# Brent crude settled at $117.64 a barrel, up $2.76 or 2.4%

Brent crude settled at $117.64 a barrel, up $2.76 or 2.4%, while the Nasdaq 100 tracker QQQ sank 4.3% on the day.

Same day, Fed officials Musalem and Logan called for more rate hikes. Higher oil keeps the Fed hawkish, and tech is pricing it.

- First reported on X: Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 1:51 PM CDT (2026-10-30T18:51:00.000Z)
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