Hedge Funds Add Bullish Oil Bets at Fastest Pace in a Decade
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Hedge funds increased bullish bets on Brent crude oil at the fastest rate seen in nearly ten years amid escalating conflict between Iran and the US. This tension has hurt expectations for a steady recovery in shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Hedge funds piled into bullish bets on Brent oil at the fastest pace in almost a decade as fighting between Iran and the US ramped up, dampening investors’ expectations of a sustained recovery in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.