The Trump administration has discussed trading in the oil futures market as a strategy to help curb surging crude prices amid the war in Iran, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said https://t.co/LTYwrtLjro ...

RT Philip Pilkington (@philippilk)A former assistant secretary of State for Energy and a chief financial economist weigh in on wacky attempts to intervene in the oil futures market. Conclusion:It makes no sense. It won’t work forever. Markets can challenge it. If they do you get into an insane short squeeze. 🛢️ https://t.co/EIfpIn7hhQ ...

This is going to be interesting. Let's see what Buffalo Bill Bessent can conjure up.It puts the dollars on its skin or it gets the sanctions again!Jarrett Renshaw (@JarrettRenshaw):SCOOP: The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to announce measures as soon as Thursday aimed at combating rising energy prices, including potential action involving the oil futures market, a senior White House official tells me. ...