2025-12-30 08:22:04

Oil price movements alone tell an incomplete story. The real market signal lies in diesel trends, which fundamentally drive global commerce and industrial activity.

Middle distillates—particularly diesel—face persistent structural tightness. Two critical factors constrain the market: limited refining capacity coming online and restricted export flows. This supply squeeze matters far beyond energy traders. For those tracking macro cycles and asset allocation, diesel availability directly impacts production costs, logistics expenses, and economic growth momentum. When refining capacity can't keep pace with demand and export bottlenecks persist, you're watching a genuine supply constraint play out—not temporary noise.

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WagmiAnon

· 01-02 06:05

The diesel shortage has truly been underestimated. The fluctuations in oil prices are just superficial; the real key lies in the bottlenecks of production capacity and exports... This is the true signal that affects the macroeconomy.

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hodl_therapist

· 01-01 03:46

Diesel shortages are truly the invisible killer, most people are still watching oil prices. --- Refining capacity can't keep up, that's the real problem... economic growth will suffer. --- The issue with intermediate distillates is not visible to retail investors at all, but institutions have already been allocating. --- Export restrictions combined with insufficient capacity, under double pressure, this wave is definitely not a joke. --- Diesel shortages mean logistics costs will soar, a chain reaction is coming, everyone. --- Watching oil prices is useless; the key is whether diesel supply is sufficient. This is a good reminder. --- Structural tightness cannot be eased in a short period of time, remember this logic.

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