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10-year Treasury yield was hovering around 4.65%, its highest since May. As a result, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.75% Wednesday, matching its highest level of the year.

The national average price rose 4 cents overnight to $4.06 per gallon, as documented by motor club AAA data tracked by NBC News. Treasury yields spiked, following oil’s latest jump and its likely impact on inflation.

While Brent is widely considered the international oil benchmark, it additionally influences the retail cost of gas in the U.S. Those pump prices rose again Wednesday, extending their climb above $4 per gallon.

Those prices pulled back slightly by the afternoon. crude closed higher by 2.9%, at $86.83 per barrel while Brent closed up 3.4%, at $94.07 per barrel.

International Brent crude oil rose as much as 4.9% to over $95 per barrel for the first time in almost six weeks. crude oil rose as much as nearly 5.1% to nearly $89 per barrel.

The price of oil surged nearly 5% Wednesday as U.S. authorities talked down the chance of new peace talks following an 11th straight night of strikes on Iran and with major disruption now facing two of the world’s key supply routes.

Has launched strikes against Iran for 11 consecutive days, citing a need to "degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping." The international benchmark Brent crude rose almost 5% to hit over $95 per barrel for the first time in almost six weeks.

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