World Stocks Stop Streak

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks sank on Monday as fears of faster rate hikes in the United States and uncertainty around the Sino-U.S. trade war deterred investment in riskier assets, while sterling jumped to a two-week high on hopes of an orderly Brexit. File Picture: A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Markets are expected to be skittish ahead of U.S. congressional midterm elections on Tuesday.