Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?
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The BBC's Sarah Smith is at the Republican Party's first midterms convention in Texas, taking place as oil prices rise to $100 (£74) a barrel.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- OXY Occidental Petroleum
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- COP ConocoPhillips
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- VLO Valero
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- MPC Marathon Petroleum
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration
A fund of oil and gas producers
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
A fund of energy companies
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- OIH VanEck Oil Services
Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
The BBC's Sarah Smith is at the Republican Party's first midterms convention in Texas, taking place as oil prices rise to $100 (£74) a barrel.
Source: USA Breaking Wire
Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)
Since the first closing price after “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +2.66%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.77% over the same days, a +1.89% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +5.05%, a -2.39% difference versus that group of stocks.
Official trades in United States Oil Fund (USO) around 12 Sep 2026
- Gilbert Cisneros buy Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 17 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?.”
- Nancy Pelosi buy Bloom Energy (BE) ($500,001 - $1,000,000). That is 46 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?.”
- Nancy Pelosi buy Bloom Energy (BE) ($1,000,001 - $5,000,000). That is 50 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?.”
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Where “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?” sits: Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait has 48 linked stories in the last 7 days and 48 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?.” The recent pace is rising.
Who is named in “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?”
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
For “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AMPY Amplify Energy
Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?.” Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- ATO Atmos Energy
In “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ATO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- BE Bloom Energy
In “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?,” Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
From Taiwan Strait to United States Oil Fund (USO)
United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?,” the 12 Sep 2026 Taiwan Strait story.
The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
Also listed, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range
BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. USO traded between 141.82 and 162.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 160.80. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80.
How solid the energy case looks
46 out of 100
“Watch: Do Republicans blame Trump for high oil prices?” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.