The 10-Day Window That Moved the Markets President Donald Trump’s statement that he will decide “over the next probably 10 days” whether to strike Iran immediately jolted energy markets. U.S. crude closed at $66.43 per barrel, up nearly 2% on the day. Brent climbed to $71.66. West Texas Intermediate is already up more than 16% this year. That is not a coincidence. Markets do not wait for bombs to fall. They price in probabilities. A 10-day public decision window is not diplomacy—it’s a signal. Traders hear it. Insurance underwriters hear it. Energy executives hear it. And they move. But the real story isn’t the short-term oil spike. It’s what this escalation exposes about the global system’s structural fragility. The Strait…
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