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Valero shares are up 140.6% in 2026, on pace for its best year ever; the diesel crack spread near $106 a barrel dwarfs gasoline's $31.
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The ‘Debasement’ Trade Is Here, and Commodities Are Sending the Warning
The Treasury doubled long-bond buybacks as diesel cracks hit a record $102.20. Jeff Currie says the gap between scarcity and repression is debasement.
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