-- ABCニュースは木曜日、関係者の話として、米司法省が少なくとも4件の石油取引(総額約26億ドル)について捜査を開始したと報じた。これらの取引は、ドナルド・トランプ米大統領とイラン当局者がイラン戦争に関する重要な発表を行う直前に行われたため、タイミングに疑義が持たれているという。 トレーダーらは、実際の価格下落の直前に、原油価格が下落すると予想して賭けていたとみられる。 ABCニュースが引用したロンドン証券取引所グループのデータによると、3月23日、トレーダーらはトランプ大統領がイランの電力インフラへの攻撃を延期すると発表する15分前に、原油価格の下落に5億ドル以上を賭けていた。 さらに、4月7日、トランプ大統領が一時停戦を発表する数時間前にも、トレーダーらは原油価格の下落に9億6000万ドルを賭けていたと報じられている。 4月17日、トレーダーたちは、イランのアッバス・アラグチ外相がホルムズ海峡の「開放」を宣言するソーシャルメディアへの投稿の20分前に、同様の価格変動に7億6000万ドルを投じた。 4月21日には、トランプ大統領が停戦延長を発表する15分前に、トレーダーたちが価格下落に4億3000万ドル相当の賭けを行ったと報じられている。 ABCニュースによると、司法省と商品先物取引委員会が捜査を主導している。 両機関はMTニュースワイヤーズのコメント要請にすぐには応じなかった。 (マーケットチャッターのニュースは、世界中の市場専門家との会話に基づいて作成されています。この情報は信頼できる情報源からのものとされていますが、噂や憶測が含まれる可能性があります。正確性は保証されません。)
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