Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 8/14/20

National Average Price for Regular – Current: $2.259; Month Ago: $2.364; Year Ago: $2.258. National Average Price for Diesel – Current: $2.446; Month Ago: $2.508; Year Ago: $2.372.

American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.770145; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.146687; American Dollar to Euro = 1.005682; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.007303; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.049498.

Oil fell in New York after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized OPEC and said crude prices are “artificially Very High.” The comments came as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries and allies including Russia showed willingness to further tighten oil markets and boost prices. Oil has rallied in recent weeks as output cuts from OPEC and its allies were compounded by heightened geopolitical risks, including the possibility of renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran. Meeting in Jeddah, a committee of OPEC and other oil producers found high levels of compliance with the production curbs. Still, there’s capacity for prices to rise beyond this week’s three-year high, according to Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih, who said cooperation between producers would continue into 2019. Click Read More below for additional information.