These people seem quite intent on proving to everyone that the market is, in fact, extremely irrational, and the least effective way to distribute resources that humankind has ever invented.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/iran-war-oil-prices-trump-crude-stock-markets-business-us-israel-middle-east

Oil prices fall and markets rally after Trump says Iran war will be over in three weeks

US president says conflict will end in ‘two to three weeks’, leading to 15% drop in brent crude and stock market climb in Asia

The Guardian