Geopolitics
Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets
President Donald Trump has few options to reduce diesel prices given the destruction done to refineries by the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
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19 stories in the last 7 days, reading neutral overall. Coverage has slowed in the last day.
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- +0.9Neutral +1
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- 19
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- 14in the latest 30
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| Fri, Oct 9 | −8.7 | 2 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | +1.7 | 2 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | −20.8 | 3 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | −8.1 | 4 |
| Mon, Oct 5 | −1.9 | 3 |
| Sun, Oct 4 | −7.7 | 1 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | +47.8 | 3 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | — | 0 |
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Trump's Red-Dye Diesel Plan Has a Major Flaw
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Saudi Aramco's CEO may be too downbeat about the road to restocking global oil supplies
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September PMI Numbers & Their Impact on the Industrial Economy
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Strikes by North Sea oil workers could 'severely disrupt' UK fuel supplies
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Oil prices rise as Chinese refiners reportedly ban October fuel exports; Brent crude back above $100
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