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A MAGA TACO!

Trump hits with another Truth Social post and Brent flat price fell by around 16 bucks!
Published: 23 March 2026
Written by:
Will Cunliffe

Will Cunliffe

Research Analyst, The Officials
Will Cunliffe
,
Edward Hayden-Briffett

Edward Hayden-Briffett

Research Analyst, The Officials
Edward Hayden-Briffett
and
Spyridon Kokas

Spyridon Kokas

Research Analyst, The Officials
Spyridon Kokas
Reviewed by:
Jorge Montepeque

Jorge Montepeque

Head of Benchmarking, The Officials
Jorge Montepeque
Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 55
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Trump hits with another Truth Social post and Brent flat price fell by around 16 bucks!

Mega TACO, or are tacos for MAGA? Trump announced a halt to US attacks on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for 5 days. The message looked hastily written and ahead of the US market open, while most of the world was counting the hours till the next Armageddon. And disaster it would have been for the world if the vainglorious man had proceeded with his threats and war. So, is this the start of a ramp off or a mere interlude? Note, Trump said nothing about Israeli attacks or Iran agreeing to stop bombarding Gulf infrastructure

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