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gab13by13

(32,854 posts) Wed May 20, 2026, 11:52 AM May 20

WTI and Brent both down 5%.

What did Krasnov say? Who shorted crude?

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What's With Crude Oil Today (Original Post) gab13by13 May 20 OP

Weekly Trump promise of a deal Johonny May 20 #3

When the market stops rising to MFer's weak-sauce bait every day maxsolomon May 20 #4

Three days of selling fujiyamasan May 20 #5

(1,987 posts)

1. Oil Prices and News Oil prices fall 5% after Trump comments while analysts point to supply crunch

Wed May 20, 2026, 12:02 PM

May 20

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/oil-falls-after-trump-says-us-will-end-iran-war-very-quickly.html

Oil prices lost about 5% on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump again asserted that the Iran war will ‌end “very quickly”, though investors remain wary about the outcome of peace talks as disruption to Middle Eastern supply continues.
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