Trump Shares WSJ Screen Touting Market Rally on Reported Iran Deal Progress

Trump posts a Wall Street Journal live homepage showing stocks climbing and oil falling after Treasury Secretary Bessent signals an Iran deal could be near.

First Published: August 5, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump amplified a Wall Street Journal live homepage showing U.S. stocks climbing and oil prices falling on signals that an Iran deal could be close.

The screen highlighted a main headline reading “Stocks Leap, Oil Slides After Bessent Says Iran Deal Could Be Close,” alongside ticker items noting Wayfair shares jumping on stronger U.S. furniture demand and Palantir stock surging 25% on results described as “otherworldly.” A secondary headline flagged uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after a new strike. A bottom item noted the Senate Judiciary Committee advancing Todd Blanche.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “WSJ • LIVE Stocks Leap, Oil Slides After Bessent Says Iran Deal Could Be Close 21 min ago 22 min ago Wayfair Shares Jump on Higher Demand in U.S. Furniture Business Palantir Stock Jumps 25% on “Otherworldly” Results Hormuz Opening Uncertain After New Strike Hon. Todd Blanche Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Todd Blanche to Be” on August 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 15th message released today, and the last post was 3 hours ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 22 of his 457 posts over the last 30 days classified as Economy posts.

The image points to a linked market reaction that ties diplomacy to prices at the pump and on trading screens. Falling oil helps drivers and businesses that burn fuel, while a rally in equities lifts retirement accounts tied to the market. A durable easing of tension around the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway carrying roughly a fifth of global oil supply, would matter far beyond Wall Street.

WSJ Live refers to the newspaper’s slate of editorially-led live events and real-time coverage franchises run by its parent company. Dow Jones, a division of News Corporation Class A, publishes The Wall Street Journal and holds 39 Pulitzer Prizes for journalism, according to dowjones.com. The company hosts more than 175 events each year, drawing 50,000 attendees across programs such as WSJ Invest Live and the WSJ Future of Everything, according to dowjones.com.

President Donald J. Trump shared a screenshot of a Wall Street Journal Live page at Washington D.C.

Stakes divide cleanly across the screen’s headlines. Energy producers lose pricing power when crude retreats, while airlines, shippers and consumers gain. Shareholders in Palantir and Wayfair benefit from the session’s gains, and a confirmed Todd Blanche at the Justice Department would hand the administration a senior legal deputy.

Markets moving on Middle East diplomacy is a familiar cycle for American readers. Oil spikes after conflict and eases on talk of settlement have repeated for decades, feeding directly into gasoline costs and grocery bills tied to transport. The Strait of Hormuz has served as the pressure point each time.

This pattern has happened before. Crude prices swung sharply during earlier confrontations in the Gulf, and equity indexes recovered whenever traders priced in reduced risk of a supply disruption. The current move mirrors that script, with stocks leaping as oil slid.

The next decisions rest with negotiators pursuing any Iran agreement and with the full Senate weighing the Blanche nomination after the committee vote. A date for a final Senate confirmation vote or a signed Iran deal has not been announced.

Markets reacting to Hormuz tension is not new territory for the region. In the 1980s so-called Tanker War, Iran and Iraq attacked commercial vessels in and near the strait, and the United States began escorting reflagged Kuwaiti tankers in 1987 under Operation Earnest Will. U.S. forces sank or damaged several Iranian vessels on April 18, 1988, during Operation Praying Mantis, one of the largest surface engagements for the U.S. Navy since World War II. Oil prices and shipping insurance climbed during the fighting before easing once the guns fell silent, a rhythm that still governs the screens Trump shared.