# Diesel Hit Hard by Trump Trade War | Energy Intelligence

> A US court ruled that President Trump's aggressive tariff policy exceeds his authority, but the ruling's enforcement was put on hold pending appeal. Fuel prices did not rise on the news, and mid-distillate markets remain pressured by fears of a global recession from trade wars.

- Date: 2025-05-30 · published 2025-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24874-diesel-hit-hard-by-trump-trade-war-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Recession fears from tariffs weigh on demand for diesel and freight, pushing diesel prices lower. Lower fuel costs would support logistics economics for feed transport.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-04-30 | [Diesel Under Fire From Trump's Trade War \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25303-diesel-under-fire-from-trump-s-trade-war-energy-intelligence.md) | -5.0% | -1.5% |
| DIESEL | 2020-09-09 | [Products: Diesel Hit by Fresh Covid-19 Travel Curbs \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10503-products-diesel-hit-by-fresh-covid-19-travel-curbs-energy-intelligence.md) | +2.6% | +10.7% |
| DIESEL | 2020-11-04 | [Products: ULSD Slumps as Europe Goes Back Into Lockdown \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50327-products-ulsd-slumps-as-europe-goes-back-into-lockdown-energy-intelligence.md) | +10.7% | +20.6% |
| DIESEL | 2023-06-20 | [TODAY IN ENERGY: U.S. diesel prices have fallen below prices from before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35679-today-in-energy-u-s-diesel-prices-have-fallen-below-prices-from-before-russia-s.md) | -3.8% | +1.6% |
| DIESEL | 2025-02-01 | [Oil prices settle pennies higher, down for week as Trump touts energy policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26664-oil-prices-settle-pennies-higher-down-for-week-as-trump-touts-energy-policy.md) | -0.2% | -9.1% |

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/00000197-209e-d30d-a79f-aebfe2730000

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