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nitpicked

(1,879 posts)
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:36 AM Yesterday

Volatile oil prices could spell higher costs for everyday goods

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyeg3224d9t

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Brent crude - bobbing around the $95 mark at the time of writing - reflects the future price of a barrel of oil, to be delivered in about two months time.

However, if you want a barrel of the black stuff delivered immediately, the price is far higher.

London Stock Exchange data has Forties Blend - the indicator for prompt delivery - pegged at around $147 a barrel. That's the price Asian and European refineries are having to pay to secure immediate supplies. It rarely reaches this level, and last spiked to similar highs in 2008, just before the global financial crisis.

It demonstrates that while the future price of oil might be elevated and extremely volatile at the moment, the impact on daily deliveries is far more painful, and could spell even higher prices for fuel, food and everyday goods.
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Volatile oil prices could spell higher costs for everyday goods (Original Post) nitpicked Yesterday OP
Recently, at the grocery markets.................... Lovie777 Yesterday #1
AAA national diesel still averages more than $2 more a gallon than it did a year ago nitpicked Yesterday #2
Shouldn't "could" be "WILL??" NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #3
It's not just about oil. It's also fertilizer, rare Earth minerals, metals, and on and on. Firestorm49 23 hrs ago #4

Lovie777

(23,106 posts)
1. Recently, at the grocery markets....................
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:48 AM
Yesterday

the lack of items while prices sky rockets.

nitpicked

(1,879 posts)
2. AAA national diesel still averages more than $2 more a gallon than it did a year ago
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:53 AM
Yesterday
https://gasprices.aaa.com/

Regular Mid-Grade Premium Diesel E85
Current Avg. $4.153 $4.668 $5.033 $5.683 $3.303
Yesterday Avg. $4.166 $4.678 $5.041 $5.689 $3.313
Week Ago Avg. $4.091 $4.607 $4.972 $5.533 $3.247
Month Ago Avg. $3.539 $4.043 $4.406 $4.780 $2.818
Year Ago Avg. $3.222 $3.704 $4.054 $3.617 $2.695

Firestorm49

(4,552 posts)
4. It's not just about oil. It's also fertilizer, rare Earth minerals, metals, and on and on.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 10:25 AM
23 hrs ago

Not even simple planning went into this fiasco that will take a toll on already stretched wallets for years to come.

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