U.S. President?Donald Trump announced that he will hold a news conference on Monday, before returning from Florida to Washington. He did not give any details as to what he planned to discuss.

After the close of?US. The markets close. The news comes after global markets have slumped for more than a full week following the start of the war against Iran amid soaring oil costs and fears that inflation will spike.

Trump announced in a social media post that he would be speaking to reporters after attending a Republican fundraising event. Reporting by Daphne 'Psaledakis, Susan Heavey and David Ljunggren; editing by Michelle Nichols and David Ljunggren

(source: Reuters)