Large bets placed on oil and defence before Trump’s Iran announcement, reports say

politicsMay 1, 202611556

Roughly $500 million in war-related bets on oil and defense futures were placed hours before President Trump’s public Iran announcement, Bloomberg and the Bangkok Post independently flagged the activity. Those trades coincided with sharp spikes in oil and defense stock futures ahead of the post, lifting crude risk premiums as markets priced in potential disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Because the bets preceded the public statement, the episode raises questions about whether traders had advance information and it means higher gasoline prices for consumers and greater volatility for investors.

Marie 🇨🇦 🐸

@pawbaby2.bsky.social

Remember $2.98 a gallon for gas? That was BEFORE Trump started a war with Iran. Now you’re paying at least $4.05 for the privilege of driving to work. He didn’t just break his promise — he broke your budget. This is what reckless leadership costs. #TrumpsGasCrisis #USDemocracy #Pinks

19045d ago

lindarn.bsky.social4

Someone needs to post a pic of price on 1/20/25 @11:59 am and now!

Silverbull574

Biden wasn’t so bad after all, dip shit Trump voter’s!!!

J. Michael Bossert2

(I remember 29.9c/gal gas, for years.)

@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social2

⛽️ The average price of a gallon of gas hit $4.39 this morning — up 9¢ in just 24 hours, and 47% higher than before the Iran war. A month ago, it was $4.06. A year ago, it was $3.19. This is ALL Trump’s fault! 😡

Jules⚖️

@northjules.bsky.social

Oil was $70 and gas $3.30 before Trump started this war. Now oil is over $120 and gas jumped to $4.30 in a single night. You are paying the price for his crisis every time you hit the pump. #TrumpsGasCrisis

16945d ago

Bill Gorman3

Regular in Western Washington ranges from $4.98 to $5.75 per gallon depending on where you buy it. For me $25 buys me about quarter tank or about 95 miles if I am careful With blame Donald

Laurel Davila

@laureldavilacpa.bsky.social

Gas was under $3 before Trump. Now it is over $4 and rising while he focuses on a White House ballroom renovation. A ballroom? People are struggling to eat and he is picking out wallpaper. This is unacceptable. #TrumpsGasCrisis

16345d ago

William Ladislaw, Songwriter6

Donald Trump has destroyed everything, yet they still let this monster remain in the White House playing president! 😠

LongtimeLiberal4

Trump has proven that when your brain cells are displaced by a soup of hatred, greed, and fat it's difficult to make rational decisions.

7r-ick.bsky.social4

Human-caused war, human-caused climate change consequences, human-caused Sixth Mass Extinction of Species and Americans are asked about gas prices?

RichLBI2

Then marble to more expensive granite for his dance hall while Americans suffer.

Levi Anthony Luckenbach

@lluck002.bsky.social

The cultists will celebrate when gas prices come down but are still more expensive than before Trump’s war.

1845d ago

Mike8

Personally, I'd like to see gas prices go up to $20 a gallon. Maybe then, the idea of America building EV's and "Windmills" to power them might become popular.

tat1111.bsky.social2

That’s how brainwashed or just stupid they are. This is exactly how they figure. I wouldn’t call it thinking.

Democrats Organizing For America

@democratsofa.bsky.social

If the strait opened tomorrow, experts say it might take a YEAR for gas prices to fall to pre-war levels. 😳 And the strait was open before Trump fired a shot. Returning to baseline (billions of dollars poorer than when we started) is NOT WINNING!

245d ago

🏳️‍🌈David Lytle🏳️‍🌈

@davitydave.bsky.social

It cost me $92 to fill up my Subaru Ascent yesterday. It cost me $54 to fill up the same car before Trump started his illegal war with Iran. Trump did that.

645d ago

Mary Francell-Sharfstein 🚫👑

@howmarplus3.bsky.social

Gas prices were under 3 dollars before Trump took office. Now they have surged to 4 dollars and continue to rise. Instead of helping families who are struggling to eat, he is focused on a White House ballroom renovation. A ballroom is not a priority when people are starving.

445d ago

Dean Barker

@deanbarker.bsky.social

I finally broke down and spent a half hour trying to set up a rewards acct at my local station in order to save 20 cents a gallon. Tried it out today, and it didn't work. The rage I felt! Gas is now $4.30 or $4.40 at the local stations. It was $2.60 before Trump's unprovoked war of choice.

345d ago

arrest-them-all🫘 (godless radical left scum/vermin/it)

@arrest-them-all.bsky.social

gas prices are higher than they have been since before the first trump administration.

145d ago

The Board — Geopolitical Analysis

@geoworldpolitical.bsky.social

Someone Bet $500M on War Before Trump's Post Oil and defense stock futures spiked hours before Trump's public Iran announcement. Bloomberg and Bangkok Post independently flagged the … https://theboard.world/articles/markets/500-million-bet-war-before-trump-iran-post #geopolitics #worldnews #Trump

45d ago

Oswego Willy

@oswegowilly.bsky.social

The hiking of gas prices is on MAGA and Trump, the tax on gas is exactly the same as it was before Trump’s Iran War IL Dems need to remind voters MAGA and Trump are fine with gas prices in IL at the $5 level So… 👇

45d ago

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theboard.worldSomeone Bet $500M on War Before Trump's Post

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Large bets placed on oil and defence before Trump’s Iran announcement, reports say

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