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US weighs diesel export ban to curb prices; global supply risk looms
BBC NewsLO·US·2 days ago
President Trump held emergency meetings with advisors to consider banning diesel exports and other measures to lower fuel prices, per the Financial Times. This follows a planned release of 40 million barrels from the strategic reserve. The move is driven by Republican concerns that high fuel prices will hurt the party in November elections, amid the Iran war.
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