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"Those watching the markets observed massive trades yesterday just before Trump’s announcement. Regulators are currently examining similar trades from one of Trump’s similar announcements last month.”
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #markets #StockMarket #MarketManipulation #InsiderTrading #media
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“And, just like that, President Donald J. Trump’s triumphant boasting that the Strait of Hormuz had been permanently reopened has unraveled in less than 24 hours. …
Once again, Trump’s announcement of the opening of the strait seemed timed to give the markets a bounce before the weekend."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #markets #StockMarket #MarketManipulation #InsiderTrading #media
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This makes no goddamn sense. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, so the US closes the Strait of Hormuz? This is some playground-retort level of bullshit. This does nothing for strategy.
All I can think of is this is another extortion/market manipulation scheme. Iran still has full control of the Strait. I’m looking forward to Trump reversing this and allowing the markets to bounce again, enriching speculators.
“Trump vows to blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks yield no agreement”
$580M oil trades made minutes before Trump’s key Iran announcement draw scrutiny
In a narrow window between 6:49 a.m. and 6:50 a.m. New York time, traders placed roughly 6,200 Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude futures trades.Ariel Zilber (New York Post)
The #US Securities & Exchange Commission's top enforcement official, who left abruptly last week, had clashed with agency leaders over the direction of its #enforcement program, including the handling of cases with ties to #Trump & his family, according to 3 people familiar with the matter.
#criminal #law #SEC #felon47 #fraud #InsiderTrading #MarketManipulation
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