A fund that allows investors to bet on crude oil freight rates has surged more than 2,000 percent since the start of year
A fund that allows investors to bet on crude oil freight rates has surged more than 2,000 percent since the start of year
In this picture, obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency and taken on 2 May 2026, the Gambia-flagged tanker Bili is anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran (Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP)
Published date: 19 August 2026 21:45 BST
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