In the shadow of the Iran war, with crude hovering around $100 a barrel, the allure of finding a quick fix to energy inflation is understandable. But intervening directly in the financial markets by taking a bearish short position in oil — which the US Treasury says it’s been discussing — would be a terrible idea. Economics and history both scream the same message: The US shouldn’t do it.
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