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- Federal Regulators Subpoena Major Exchanges in Probe of Well-Timed Oil Trades Prior to White House Policy Pivots
Published: Apr 16, 2026
Section: Oil
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has escalated its investigation into suspicious oil futures activity, requesting data from CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange. Regulat...
- Federal Regulators Launch $950 Million Insider Trading Inquiry Into Suspicious Oil Bets Preceding Iran Peace Deals
Published: Apr 16, 2026
Section: Iran War
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating nearly $1 billion in "precisely timed" oil futures trades executed just before major White House announcements regard...
- U.S. Regulators Probe Suspicious $1 Billion Oil Bets Placed Before Trump’s Iran Policy Shifts
Published: Apr 16, 2026
Section: Oil
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating nearly $1 billion in oil futures trades that surged just hours before President Trump’s announcements regarding a ceasefir...
- CFTC Investigates $950 Million "Insider" Oil Trade Executed Minutes Before Trump’s Iran Ceasefire Announcement
Published: Apr 16, 2026
Section: Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched a probe into a massive $950 million oil futures bet placed just before President Trump’s social media post regarding an...
- Federal Regulators Probe Suspicious Oil Futures Surges Linked to Trump’s Iran Policy Posts
Published: Apr 16, 2026
Section: US & Canada
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched an investigation into unusual trading activity that occurred just minutes before market moving social media posts by President...
- US Crude Oil Futures Surge to 2008 Highs as Markets Await Expiration of Trump’s Final Iran Deadline
Published: Apr 7, 2026
Section: Middle East
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures climbed roughly 4% on Tuesday to reach $116.8 per barrel, the highest pricing level in nearly two decades. The surge followed Israeli and US s...