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Oil Prices Plunge as Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms
President Trump just issued a new Truth Social Post Thursday just after noon time (eastern), wherein he declared "we will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections" in November. Oil dropped on the statement (though is still up on the day)... The full Trump post below, wherein
Why it matters
CL (Crude Oil (WTI)) · Why linked: Trump ruling out Iran strikes reduces geopolitical risk premium on oil. Market context: Oil prices are expected to decline as supply disruption fears ease.
BZ (Brent Crude Oil) · Why linked: Trump ruling out Iran strikes reduces geopolitical risk premium on global crude. Market context: Brent crude prices are expected to fall on reduced Middle East conflict risk.
XLE (Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund) · Why linked: Energy sector ETFs are sensitive to oil price moves. Market context: The energy sector is likely to face selling pressure alongside falling crude prices.
How CL, BZ, XLE usually react
This story is too recent for its own reaction record — we score each asset against the actual price move 24h after publication. These are the long-run figures across every event we have tracked for them.
| Asset | Events | Avg max move | Closed lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| CL | 158 | +3.02% | 43% |
| BZ | 149 | +2.83% | 41% |
| XLE | 124 | +1.53% | 40% |
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