The $830 million bet on oil minutes before Trump sent markets tumbling
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-03-25 08:31 UTC+10:00
Section: Business / Markets
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Transport, Middle East, Iran, Energy, Economy & Finance, Financial Markets, US Politics, Business & Economy
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Traders bet more than half a billion dollars on the price of crude only 15 minutes before US President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure that sent the market plunging, exchange data and Reuters calculations showed.
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