rationing
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The supply situation is manageable for now, but higher summer demand in July and August is likely to lead to rationing, says Baron Lamarre, former head of trading at Petronas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
In response, governments have resorted to interventions to repress demand, such as rationing, issuing Covid-era like directives to work from home, and giving some domestic consumers priority over others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Asian countries are rationing fuel, governments are emptying their crude-oil stockpiles, airlines are canceling thousands of flights, and Middle East alliances are fracturing.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Demand destruction — whether through conservation or rationing — is “better than nothing, but not very much” to offset those inventory declines.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
“We’re supposed to be turning pots and pans into Spitfires, removing distributors, rationing tea. What use are precautions if no one will mind them?”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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