Trump Administration Accused of Insider Trading Amidst US-Israel War

Ravi Talle, Executive Editor, Public Opinion, The highest office in a democracy is built on a framework of secrecy and ethics; but 47 minutes into the second term of US President Donald Trump, a very shocking and suspicious trend has emerged. Billions of dollars have been traded in the markets shortly before Trump made the big announcement. A recent article by the BBC mentions instances that indicate serious insider trading. When transactions take place in the stock market or other financial markets based on confidential information that is not publicly available, it is called insider trading. On the ninth day of the US-Israel war, Trump said in a telephone interview with CBS News that the war is "almost over." 47 minutes before the interview was broadcast, the price of oil (futures contracts) rose sharply after one broadcast and fell by a whopping 14 percent. Trump had already issued two statements after the 21 March attacks on oil projects!