Public markets are “fake,” some elites are getting rich off the Iran war, and markets are behaving irrationally, according to conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson, who launched a blistering attack on financial markets and political elites in a lengthy podcast monologue on Thursday.
“Markets are doing things you would not expect markets to do if they were behaving rationally in a free way,” Carlson said.
“It’s become too obvious to deny over the past couple of months that public markets are not what they told us they were, which is to say open and free and equal for everyone to participate in.”
Carlson’s comments come as markets continue to swing sharply with each development in the Iran war, which began on Feb. 28 after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic and led to severe disruption in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a key route for roughly a fifth of global oil flows.
While Washington and Tehran are now exploring a ceasefire deal, both sides have continued to accuse each other of fresh attacks, keeping investors on edge.
‘Massive Bets’ Were Made In Oil Futures
Carlson argued that repeated headlines around potential peace negotiations between Iran and the U.S. triggered sharp swings in oil and equity markets.
“Every single time you have seen massive bets made on oil futures,” Carlson …
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