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Trump Signals Oil Prices Will Rise 'A Little' From Iran Strikes

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Trump Signals Oil Prices Will Rise 'A Little' From Iran Strikes

🛢️ MARKETS — Trump called "a little" higher oil; four strike waves say otherwise. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A president publicly anchoring oil expectations downward is market management, not analysis. With Brent already repricing tanker insurance, EASA reroutes, and Hormuz at 35 ships daily, "a little" is either a genuine miscalculation or a deliberate ceiling to prevent panic. Either way, the gap between Trump's framing and physical market reality is the variable traders exploit next session.

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