北京时间今日凌晨，美国能源部长赖特发帖称：“美国海军成功护送一艘油轮通过霍尔木兹海峡。”这令市场对能源供应的担忧暂时消退了，石油和汽油等期货价格随即出现下跌，其中WTI原油短线下跌了3美元。但这一帖子很快便被删除，美国官员随后表示，目前军方暂未为商船提供护航。
一位政府发言人表示：“在确定能源部工作人员对一段视频的字幕标注有误后，赖特的官方X账号上那段视频已被删除。”
在赖特发帖的约十分钟时间里，一只与原油期货挂钩的ETF市值蒸发了8400万美元。瑞穗银行大宗商品专家Robert Yawger表示：“这简直是不可原谅的错误。”
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