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How Oil Shocks Rewire Your Grocery Bill
Oil prices are climbing back toward ninety-three dollars a barrel, yet the impact on your wallet looks different than it did in twenty-twenty-two. This episode dissects the decoupling between crude benchmarks and consumer goods, focusing on how logistics costs and agricultural inputs now drive inflation more than gasoline at the pump. We look at the specific mechanics of freight rates, fertilizer margins, and the hidden energy tax embedded in every food item you buy. If you have ever wondered why grocery bills stay sticky even when gas prices dip, this is the structural explanation you have…
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