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UPDATE 1-Bessent says US to apply measures never seen on IranAug 13 -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the United States is going to apply measures that have "never been seen" on Iran."Watch this space for more announcements coming next week because we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country," Bessent said in an interview on on Newsmax's "Rob Schmitt Tonight" program."It will be a combination of economic isolation like the world has never seen before, and the continued blockade in the Strait of Hormuz that will keep anything from going in or out of the Iranian ports," Bessent said.

Trump says US has 'total control' over Strait of HormuzAug 12 -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States in is control of the Strait of Hormuz."The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, “A WALL OF STEEL,” and there is nothing Iran can do about it," he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

Major semiconductor names have been falling hard as investors take profits following a blockbuster second quarter.

Minutes of the Fed’s June meeting will give more insight on how new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh intends to run the central bank.

Minutes of the Fed’s June meeting will give more insight on how new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh intends to run the central bank.

Gold, silver and bitcoin are all falling to their lowest levels of the year as a strong dollar and fears of interest-rate hikes heap pressure on the 'debasement trade'Expectations for interest-rate hi

Trump Says NYT and CNN Reported a 'Fake' Ten-Point Plan Intended To Undermine The Peace Process And Those Involved

ROI-It's time to end the world's delusions over the Iran energy crisis: RussellThe views expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.By Clyde Russell

Lucrative bets that anticipated Trump's policy surprises warrant scrutiny, experts sayExperts see trades as unusual, suspiciousTrades involved options, commodities futures and prediction marketsOversight of prediction markets in flux as popularity growsBy Douglas Gillison, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Anirban Sen

President Trump has moved markets with sudden shifts in policy, from tariff U-turns to military strikes. On several occasions, unusual trades hit the tape ahead of his announcements.Most recently, there was a mysterious flurry of trading activity in oil and S&P 500 futures about 15 minutes before Trump de-escalated tensions with Iran with a Monday morning post on Truth Social, which sent oil prices tumbling and stocks rallying.Critics of the president promptly inferred that someone was profiting from advance knowledge of the post. "Who was it?This is corruption. Mind blowing corruption," Sen. Chris Murphy said on X.There is no evidence of leaks or insiders making trades ahead of Trump's post on Monday, or in any of the previous incidents. In a statement, White House spokesman Kush Desai said, "All federal employees are subject to government ethics guidelines that prohibit the use of nonpublic information for financial benefit. However, any implication that Administration officials are