Oil Prices Go Wild After Trump’s Iran China Comments

Who knew one Trump tweet could send the entire oil market into a frenzy? After the US president said China could keep buying oil from Iran, oil prices plunged over 4%, with Brent crude dropping to $68.15 a barrel and US crude to $65.33. But wait, just a day later, prices bounced back about 0.9%, thanks to a ceasefire between Iran and Israel and solid US demand. So while the world tries to make sense of this rollercoaster, we’re left watching oil prices play ring-around-the-rosie. Is this the dawn of a new era of stability or just another oil circus? Drop your hottest takes below — is Trump the chaos maestro or just a lucky kid in the sandbox?

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