On 11 September, the price of diesel fuel in the U.S. averaged $6.06 a gallon, AAA reported. It rose to $6.23 on 14 September, with prices ranging from $5.99 in New England to almost $7.98 in California.
Category: TRENDS ON THE U.S. ECONOMIC FRONT – Sep 15 2026
THE U.S. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS RUNNING ON EMPTY
The oil in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), an array of 60 underground salt caverns along the Texas and Louisiana coasts, is approaching dangerously low levels.
HIGH PRICES, MORTGAGE RATES CRIMP HOME SALES IN AUGUST
In August, 2.0 percent fewer existing U.S. home sales were closed than in July, falling by 1.2 percent year on year to mark the slowest pace of sales since June 2025, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported.
ONCE AGAIN, INFLATION IS RISING FASTER THAN U.S. WAGES
In August, U.S. consumer prices rose at an annual pace of 3.4 percent, while workers’ average hourly earnings increased by 3.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MARKET OVERVIEW
The Dow Jones Industrial Average popped up by 500 points Friday, reversing three consecutive down days, but the late surge was not enough to pull the index out of negative territory for the shortened trading week.
U.S. NATIONAL DEBT SURGES PAST $40T IN TRUMP’S SECOND TERM, DESPITE CAMPAIGN PROMISES
The national debt in the U.S. surpassed $40 trillion amid President Donald Trump’s second term, despite his campaign promises in 2024 that he would “pay off” the country’s debt by reining in government spending and tapping into the country’s natural resources.
ECONOMIC UPDATE
As we have forecast in the Trends Journal, in our podcasts and in numerous interviews, Gerald Celente has said that this September and/or October there may well be a stock market crash.
TRUMP LIES, TELLS AMERICANS PRICES ARE FALLING
President Donald Trump continues to lie to Americans that prices are coming down, even though consumer prices have risen 4.3 percent since he took office, according to CNN.







