Exclusive: Oil-price bets ahead of #IranWar news totalled $7 billion, reporting shows
A series of “well-timed” #market bets on falling #oil prices totalling as much as $7 billion during March & April spread across multiple exchanges & types of #fuel & derivatives just before major Iranian policy announcements by #Trump, acc/to traders, market experts & Reuters analysis of #exchange data.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #US #Iran
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/oil-price-bets-ahead-iran-war-news-totalled-7-billion-reporting-shows-2026-05-07/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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