Oil traders make big bets on Trump policies. The path for prices isn’t so clear.

• Oil prices end higher as traders weigh demand prospects, supply risks

  Oil futures settled higher Wednesday, finding support after snapping a three-day winning streak that had been driven in part by wider U.S. sanctions on Russia as well as cold weather in much of the ...
  
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• Trump's plan for mass deportation could have a big effect on prices

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• Trump will struggle to drive down oil prices

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  Financial Times - Jan. 9
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  Trump and Republicans plot radical policy agenda in one ‘big, beautiful bill’

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  The Guardian - Jan. 6

• Oil prices score weekly gains, buoyed by China policy support

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  MarketWatch - Jan. 3

• Trump says Britain is 'making a very big mistake' with windfall tax on North Sea oil producers

  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday called on Britain to "open up" the North Sea and get rid of "windmills."
  
  CNBC - Jan. 3

• Trump attacks UK’s North Sea policy as ‘very big mistake’

  Post on Truth Social platform is latest anti-Labour salvo from incoming US administration
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 3

• There’s a big problem with trying to replace Johnson — no clear alternates

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  Politico - Jan. 2

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