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Why diesel prices keep rising

A line chart that tracks daily futures prices for U.S. benchmark crude oil and diesel from Aug. 20, 2024, to Aug. 20, 2026. Crude oil moves from $73.17 to $84.39, dipping to $61.77 in August 2025. Diesel rises from $95.75 to $181.55 after falling to $94.23.

Futures prices for select U.S. energy products 

Data: NYMEX, FactSet; Note: Continuous contract futures prices on U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil and New York Harbor ultra-low sulfur diesel. Chart: Matt Phillips/Axios

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Oil markets are tuning out Trump's "truths"

A plot showing Brent crude price changes after Donald Trump's posts mentioning Iran. Each post is a dot, sized to show the absolute percentage change in the average price of Brent crude in the five minutes before and after the post was made. For posts after market hours, it shows the difference in the five minutes before the prior close and the five minutes after the next open. In general, the number of exceptionally market-moving posts has gone down over time. 

Brent crude price changes after Donald Trump's posts mentioning Iran

Data: Roll Call, Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz

Fed officials warned rate hikes may be needed if inflation stays high

How AI explains recent stock market weirdness

A line chart that tracks the spread between volatility of individual S&P 500 stocks and index volatility from July 29, 2016, to Aug. 14, 2026. The spread rises from 9.44 to 22.12, with sampled values at 10.52 in February 2019 and 10.97 in August 2021. The range spans -3.49 to 34.14.

Spread between volatility of individual constituents in the S&P 500 constituents and S&P 500 index volatility

Data: S&P Dow Jones Indices, FactSet; Chart: Matt Phillips/Axios

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