# While Trump Has His Eye on Gasoline, Diesel Price Is Sneaking Up - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com

> US retail gasoline is nearing $3 a gallon for the first time since 2014, and retail diesel has reached its highest level since January 2015. The rise is attributed to a long US winter and anticipated demand for ultra-low sulfur diesel ahead of the IMO 0.5% sulfur shipping rule in January 2020.

- Date: 2018-04-23 · published 2018-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65680-while-trump-has-his-eye-on-gasoline-diesel-price-is-sneaking-up-energy-news-top
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Higher diesel costs raise freight and fuel expenses across feed supply chains, and expected IMO-driven demand for low-sulfur fuel points to sustained distillate strength.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2023-08-25 | [Oil futures up 1% to one-week high on soaring US diesel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34772-oil-futures-up-1-to-one-week-high-on-soaring-us-diesel-prices.md) | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| DIESEL | 2016-12-28 | [Diesel prices to start edging up in 2017 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73665-diesel-prices-to-start-edging-up-in-2017-grainews.md) | -0.9% | -4.2% |
| DIESEL | 2020-02-15 | [Why diesel prices will go up - Truck News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54762-why-diesel-prices-will-go-up-truck-news.md) | -5.1% | -38.5% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-28 | [Why diesel prices are driving up the cost of everything](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42030-why-diesel-prices-are-driving-up-the-cost-of-everything.md) | -3.1% | -16.2% |
| DIESEL | 2025-06-25 | [Diesel prices soar: Regional breakdown of  how Middle East conflict is impacting U.S gas and diesel prices \| FleetOwner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24387-diesel-prices-soar-regional-breakdown-of-how-middle-east-conflict-is-impacting.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| WTI | 2023-08-25 | [Oil futures up 1% to one-week high on soaring US diesel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34772-oil-futures-up-1-to-one-week-high-on-soaring-us-diesel-prices.md) | +5.3% | +13.4% |
| WTI | 2016-12-28 | [Diesel prices to start edging up in 2017 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73665-diesel-prices-to-start-edging-up-in-2017-grainews.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| WTI | 2021-09-24 | [Worldwide energy shortage shows up in surging coal, gas and oil prices: Kemp](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7927-worldwide-energy-shortage-shows-up-in-surging-coal-gas-and-oil-prices-kemp.md) | +2.4% | +12.5% |

## Sources

- energynow.com: https://energynow.com/2018/04/while-trump-has-his-eye-on-gasoline-diesel-price-is-sneaking-up/

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