Framing Analysis
Donald Trump directed the Department of Justice to investigate gasoline prices and posted on Truth Social that oil companies are not passing along savings from lower crude benchmarks. Brent crude futures fell 0.91 percent to $76.38 per barrel and WTI futures fell 0.94 percent to $72.52 per barrel. The price movements followed an interim U.S.-Iran peace deal that increased tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.