# Diesel Under Fire From Trump's Trade War | Energy Intelligence

> Energy Intelligence reports that the US trade war is weighing on global economic growth and on demand for fuels such as diesel. The article is brief and gives no new figures.

- Date: 2025-04-30 · published 2025-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25303-diesel-under-fire-from-trump-s-trade-war-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker growth expectations reduce diesel demand, which pressures crude and diesel prices and in turn freight and feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-05-30 | [Diesel Hit Hard by Trump Trade War \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24874-diesel-hit-hard-by-trump-trade-war-energy-intelligence.md) | +2.3% | +12.5% |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 2020-10-30 | [Traders Scout For Tankers To Store Diesel As Virus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50828-traders-scout-for-tankers-to-store-diesel-as-virus.md) | +6.9% | +27.5% |
| WTI | 2025-07-24 | [Price Flip May Be Needed to Avert Emerging Oil Glut \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23927-price-flip-may-be-needed-to-avert-emerging-oil-glut-energy-intelligence.md) | +7.5% | -2.9% |
| WTI | 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) | -2.1% | -5.8% |
| WTI | 2019-05-24 | [Oil Falls As US-China Trade War, Demand Make 'Recipe for Disaster' - Business Insider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9797-oil-falls-as-us-china-trade-war-demand-make-recipe-for-disaster-business-insider.md) | -2.1% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/00000196-8686-d03a-af9f-e6bef49a0000

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