Short answers to common questions, with links back to today, history, and source notes.
Crude oil is priced continuously in deep global markets. Moves reflect inventories, OPEC+ guidance, geopolitical risk, the dollar, refinery margins, and positioning—often several at once. The number here reflects the latest update on this page, not proof of one exclusive driver.
No. WTI is a wholesale crude benchmark (commonly USD per barrel). Retail gasoline adds refining, distribution, taxes, and local margins, so pump prices do not move one-for-one with WTI.
These explanations combine the latest price updates on this site with selected headlines. No single source should be treated as the sole confirmed cause.
Macro and futures headlines below are third-party RSS items for context only—not trading advice.
How we choose sources & cross-checks (home methodology) →
Spot levels and charts reference public data sources and are cross-checked where comparable data overlaps; FX uses Frankfurter ECB rates.
Headlines are from public RSS feeds for context; we do not endorse or verify each story.
Always confirm prices and terms with your broker or data vendor before acting.
Non-English locales may show machine-translated headlines (MyMemory or LibreTranslate). Translation is approximate and not verified.