Week in review: Big oil bets, jobs and tariffs
Published: May 9, 2026
Duration: 8:49
Amanda Cooper and Peter Devlin discuss the week that was, including Reuters revelation that a total of $7 billion oil price bets ahead the Iran war news. Hear how US jobs numbers beat expectations beat for a second straight month and what another court ruling on tariffs could mean to the global economy.
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