When Iran attacked a US airbase in Qatar – a response to strikes on its nuclear facilities – many feared a global war may be imminent. But there was one market that didn’t break a sweat: oil. It’s typically a commodity that surges at the first sight of conflict in the Middle East. This time though, oil traders bet that the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the US would be short-lived. The FT’s energy editor Malcolm Moore explains how traders called the outcome correctly.
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For further reading:
How oil traders called the Middle East conflict
Fuel and fury: energy becomes a Middle East battlefield
Why oil traders are watching the Strait of Hormuz
Why is the oil price not surging?
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