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gab13by13

(32,889 posts) Tue Jun 2, 2026, 07:37 AM 4 hrs ago

Let's Call It Like It Is - Krasnov Ordered The Oil Markets To Drop Prices

Crude oil is dropping today because Krasnov claimed that the Iran negotiations are proceeding rapidly, when in fact, Iran claimed it is done negotiating with the US.

Then Krasnov "supposedly" ordered Bibi to stop bombing Lebanon and claimed that a cease fire there is on the horizon.

Krasnov fears $7/gal gasoline on the 4th of July.

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Let's Call It Like It Is - Krasnov Ordered The Oil Markets To Drop Prices (Original Post) gab13by13 4 hrs ago OP

trump loves free markets rampartd 4 hrs ago #1

I had no idea the market could be manipulated so easily.... kentuck 4 hrs ago #2

My guess nitpicked 4 hrs ago #3

Iran already stated that, gab13by13 3 hrs ago #5

The oil companies are just taking a break from their profiteering dalton99a 3 hrs ago #4

Let me try this a different way GreatGazoo 1 hr ago #6

Spoiling the obnoxiousdrunk 43 min ago #7

Understanding oil is key to understanding the USA, militarism and the USD GreatGazoo 28 min ago #8

This. obnoxiousdrunk 18 min ago #9

rampartd

(5,225 posts)

1. trump loves free markets

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 07:47 AM

4 hrs ago

they seem easy for him to manipulate

kentuck

(115,735 posts)

2. I had no idea the market could be manipulated so easily....

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 07:49 AM

4 hrs ago

...until Trump and his friends showed us how it is done.

nitpicked

(2,003 posts)

3. My guess

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 08:04 AM

4 hrs ago

Is that Iran will insist on a total end to Israeli action in Lebanon, leading to another "pause" in talks.

gab13by13

(32,889 posts)

5. Iran already stated that,

Reply to nitpicked (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 08:26 AM

3 hrs ago

no negotiations unless Israel stops attacking Lebanon and then it is leaked that Krasnov read the riot act to Bibi, which, of course, is total BS.

dalton99a

(95,687 posts)

4. The oil companies are just taking a break from their profiteering

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 08:20 AM

3 hrs ago

GreatGazoo

(4,750 posts)

6. Let me try this a different way

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 10:36 AM

1 hr ago

Yes. Trump is trying to manipulate oil prices and profit from front running some of his tweets and lies.
But no one can "order markets to drop prices" and the Exxon guys are trying to push prices back up so Trump can't even tell them what to do.

Oil is a super complex market that has to factor in grades, transportation costs, refinement costs, sanctions, wars, abductions of Maduros, drone attacks, pipelines and supply curves. Most likely oil is dropping because flow is proving to be less interrupted than was believed or expected and Iran is now shipping oil to China via rail.

The way that Trump, his children and his circle profit is by front running. Whenever any of them know what Trump is about to tweet they place trades that leverage that info. That is easy. Basically "insider trading".

obnoxiousdrunk

(3,123 posts)

7. Spoiling the

Reply to GreatGazoo (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:23 AM

43 min ago

story line with facts .

GreatGazoo

(4,750 posts)

8. Understanding oil is key to understanding the USA, militarism and the USD

Reply to obnoxiousdrunk (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:38 AM

28 min ago

As the quote goes "The USA is an oil company with a military." That means the oil companies tell the POTUS what to do; not the other way around.

We can't do much about that but we can keep the focus on blatant unchecked corruption:

https://www.quiverquant.com/Donald-Trump-Stock-Trades/

obnoxiousdrunk

(3,123 posts)

9. This.

Reply to GreatGazoo (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:48 AM

18 min ago

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