WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened an investigation this week into at least four suspicious oil-market trades reportedly placed moments before major policy announcements by US and Iranian officials. The trades, which totalled more than US$2.6 billion, were reported by ABC News, NBC News and international wire services on May 7–8. Investigators say one of the trades placed on March 23 involved more than US$500 million betting oil prices would fall minutes before President Trump announced postponed attacks on Iran's energy grid; other trades occurred ahead of separate statements by Iranian officials. Authorities are reviewing trading records and communications as prosecutors and the CFTC pursue potential market manipulation or insider trading.
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这次调查可能会影响石油价格,从而影响您的汽油和能源成本。如果证实存在内幕交易或市场操纵,可能会动摇市场信心。请关注您的能源账单和任何关于石油价格的新闻。
美国正认真对待潜在的市场操纵行为,这有助于保护像您一样的消费者。然而,调查仍在进行中,目前尚未证实存在违规行为。如果您认识投资石油或关心能源价格的人,值得转发。
据报道,短期交易者及时进行了投注,在市场波动前获利超过26亿美元,从政策发布后的价格下跌中获利。
长期投资者、市场诚信和消费者可能会因内幕信息或操纵交易而遭受扭曲的价格信号和信任度下降。
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