Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 12/18/20

American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.715130; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.137998; American Dollar to Euro = 1.041012; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.006472; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.048948.

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $2.654 Month Ago: $2.530 Year Ago: $2.313 National Average Price for Diesel Current: $2.962 Month Ago: $2.955 Year Ago: $2.504

Futures are up more than 11 percent in 2017, having entered a bull market in September. The year’s gains were driven by output cuts by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia, along with geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and pipeline disruptions from the North Sea to Canada and Libya. In 2018, investors will watch whether the price recovery triggers a new flood of U.S. output. “The current highs are unsustainable in the short-to-medium term, with prices likely to head back below $60 once we get past January, but for now the season of goodwill appears to be in full swing,” said analysts led by Michael dei-Michei at consultants JBC Energy GmbH in Vienna. Click Read More below for additional information.