Oil fell after a three-day climb as investors weighed data that pointed to an increase in US inventories. Brent futures, the global benchmark, lost 0.9%. Prices have struggled for meaningful direction in recent days as trading volumes have thinned out with summer getting underway in the Northern Hemisphere. US inventories of crude expanded by almost 2 million barrels last week, estimates from the American Petroleum Institute showed, according to people familiar with the figures. Gasoline holdings also rose, despite being a time of year when they would normally be expected to drop, due to high consumption for travel. Crude has fluctuated around $100 a barrel this month as traders weigh the impact on demand from a potential recession, as well as broad appetite for risk and wider market moves. After hitting a record last week, the dollar weakened — making commodities including oil more attractive — while a pipeline […]