Bond yields closely track diesel prices now, and Trump's deal with Putin may be too little too late

Bond yields closely track diesel prices now, and Trump's deal with Putin may be too little too late — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/bond-yields-closely-track-diesel-prices-now-and-trump-s-deal-with-putin-may-be-too-little-too-lateContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Bond Yields Track Diesel as Trump's Putin Deal Faltershttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/bond-yields-closely-track-diesel-prices-now-and-trump-s-deal-with-putin-may-be-too-little-too-latehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/bond-yields-closely-track-diesel-prices-now-and-trump-s-deal-with-putin-may-be-too-little-too-late#u127818Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:40:05 +0000Bond yields closely track diesel prices while Donald Trump faces mounting economic pressure to lower fuel costs ahead of the midterms. Diesel and gasoline drive inflation rather than crude oil. US diesel prices remain 71 percent higher year over year, while 10-year Treasury yields track diesel more closely than crude. Meanwhile, Trump aims to reduce fuel costs and pushes officials to use the Defense Production Act to raise oil and fuel output. However, attempts to boost diesel supplies have not yet lowered prices.Why it mattersConflicts in Ukraine and Iran created major ripple effects across g