# Diesel is the U.S. economy’s inflation canary | Reuters

> Reuters reports that shortages of diesel and other distillates have become a key bottleneck in the oil market. The article argues that fuel oil is the most cyclically sensitive part of the oil complex and will keep pushing up oil and fuel prices.

- Date: 2022-02-09 · published 2022-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42896-diesel-is-the-u-s-economy-s-inflation-canary-reuters
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent distillate tightness supports higher diesel costs, which lift operating and freight costs for feed producers and their suppliers.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/diesel-is-us-economys-inflation-canary-kemp-2022-02-09/

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