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Europe’s Diesel Shock Deepens as Supplies Head Elsewhere

Prices have now passed $200 a barrel, the highest since 2022.
Gasoline and diesel fuel pumps at a gas station in Prague.Photographer: Milan Jaros/Bloomberg
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Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, reporter Jack Wittels looks at Europe’s rapidly rising diesel market. Energy Daily will take an Easter break over the coming days, returning on April 7.

Crude oil crisscrossing the $100-a-barrel mark might be what grabs headlines, but for Europe’s most important petroleum product, prices have now passed an eye-watering $200.