(Bloomberg) — Global energy markets that have thrown up plenty of anomalies in 2022 as flows get rerouted and prices jump just saw a fresh quirk: India, typically Asia’s leading gasoline and diesel exporter, has been forced to step up imports of the fuels. Gasoline imports are set to rise to about 37,000 barrels a […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — America’s drivers are being squeezed at the pump, and the root cause is surging oil prices. But that’s not the whole story. Gasoline prices rise and fall with the price of crude, though not always in sync or to the same extent. Add to that: taxes, refining costs, and distribution and marketing costs. […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. are planning a raft of changes to rules for gas stations to allow larger transactions after a surge in fuel prices across the U.S. made it hard for some drivers to fill up using credit cards. Many gas stations have a $125 limit for Visa transactions at the […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Oil prices may have eased, but gasoline at the pump hasn’t — a familiar problem for the Biden administration grappling with elevated inflation in the U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures, the U.S. benchmark, have dropped from multi-year highs above $120 a barrel touched after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the national average […]
Read MoreStart saving those pennies as driving your car may cost way more in 2022, predicts gas price tracking firm GasBuddy. In a new study released on Wednesday, GasBuddy forecasts the nationwide average price for gas will be $3.41 in 2022. The current price nationwide averages about $3.29. GasBuddy thinks prices could near $4 a gallon […]
Read MoreMarkets are naturally cyclical – they swing from high to low and back again on a consistent, if unpredictable basis over a range of time frames. The different time periods associated with any given cycle, or sometimes even the depth of a certain cycle’s direction, can shade the casual investor’s perception about a stock’s opportunity. […]
Read MoreThe impact of the global pandemic sometimes seems to have no end in sight – even though economic activity has been picking up enough this year to start raising a lot of questions about inflationary pressures, their impact on interest rates, and more. One of the sectors that has rallied strongly since November of last […]
Read MoreImage by Nikola Johnny Mirkovic on Unsplash Natural gas prices have risen to seasonal record highs as global gas demand is expanding and supply is not able to keep up. Bullish fundamentals combined with weather-related events have acted as tailwinds to propel prices. The extreme supply tightness of the global gas market is now spilling […]
Read MoreThis is not supposed to happen at this time of year. At a moment when gasoline prices are usually heading down, the reverse is happening. Prices are soaring amid a sudden increase in the price of oil, which is refined into gas for cars. Normally, prices ease after the end of the summer travel season […]
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