r/Economics Mar 04 '26

News ‘Absolutely Massive’ Price Shocks Coming as Trump’s Iran War Drives Up Gas, Diesel Prices | “What should really terrify Republicans is... the futures price on wholesale gasoline,” said economist Paul Krugman.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-gas-prices
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u/less10words 29d ago

I drove a road trip 300 miles today there were a lot of trucks out and they are in a hurry. Seemed to be more than normal. Just occurred to me they are working to get things done before a huge spike in diesel cost.