Throughout US President Donald Trump’s second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements.

The BBC has found a consistent pattern of spikes in trades and finical markets just hours, or sometimes minutes, before the president’s most significant market-moving statements were made public.

Some analysts say it bears the hallmarks of illegal insider trading, whereby bets are made by people based on information that is not available to the general public.

While others say that some traders have become more adept at anticipating the president’s interventions.

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There has been widespread condemnation after an image of an Israeli soldier apparently hitting a statue of Jesus with a …

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President Trump says a US team is heading to Pakistan for further talks with Iran, but has again threatened to strike Iranian power plants and bridges if a deal isn’t reached soon, saying “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY” in a post on social media. 

Meanwhile ships have again come to a standstill around the Strait of Hormuz after Iran closed it again.

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President Donald Trump says the US Navy will “blockade any and all ships” trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz – a vital shipping route.

It comes after peace talks in Pakistan failed. The US blames Iran for not agreeing to a nuclear deal. Iran says the US failed to gain Tehran’s trust.

Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon are set to hold their own talks in Washington next week.

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Matt Chorley interviews Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips about the King’s visit to the United States as well as controversy surrounding Prime Minister Keir Starmer in relation to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British Ambassador to the United States.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing.

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