If I were of a suspicious mind, I'd think Trump's erratic on again, off again tariff threats were just a vehicle for market manipulation.
@mattblaze
It is market manipulation!
The latest round.
So far, I've only found the article in German.
Headline: Speculation about insider trading ahead of Trump's post.
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/finanzen/dax-trump-oel-spekulation-100.html
A link from the article to the news story on news.com.au: