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Beachnutt

(8,978 posts) Fri Jun 19, 2026, 12:28 PM Jun 19

Oil prices rise after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Geneva are abruptly postponed

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/oil-prices-wti-brent-crude-us-iran-deal-strait-hormuz-shipping-recovery.html

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Oil prices rise after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Geneva are abruptly postponed (Original Post) Beachnutt Jun 19 OP

How unexpected ornotna Jun 19 #1

Okay, who had "Almost Immediately" in the pool for when the talks would collapse? . . . Journeyman Jun 19 #2

How gullible are these traders genxlib Jun 19 #3

Shocking SheltieLover Jun 19 #4

ornotna

(11,603 posts)

1. How unexpected

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 12:30 PM

Jun 19

Journeyman

(15,511 posts)

2. Okay, who had "Almost Immediately" in the pool for when the talks would collapse? . . .

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 12:45 PM

Jun 19

genxlib

(6,190 posts)

3. How gullible are these traders

Reply to Beachnutt (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 12:49 PM

Jun 19

After the fifteenth time that the "war ended" I would figure at least some of them would start feeling like Charlie Brown with Lucy.

In a sane world where economics was purely non-political, the prices wouldn't change until the oil actually moved consistently for a significant length of time.

SheltieLover

(82,709 posts)

4. Shocking

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 02:00 PM

Jun 19

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