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[-] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago

It's to trick the market from panicking. In any normal time, oil would be over 200 a barrel. But since "it'll be over tomorrow", everyone assumes the status quo of the last 50 years will prevail.

this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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