Brent Crude Hit $117. What Does It Add to Gas Prices?

Описание: Brent crude is back near $117 a barrel, up about $20 since early October. We turn the barrel price into cents per gallon, walk the four slices of a gallon of gasoline, and set EIA and AAA views on the lag side by side. No forecast is presented as fact.

CHAPTERS
0:00 The price
0:34 setup
1:14 history
2:12 receipt
3:32 drivers
4:54 household
5:21 swaps

The numbers: $4.48 per gallon (September 2026), up 34% from a year earlier.

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SOURCES
Average Price: Gasoline, Unleaded Regular in U.S. City Average (APU000074714) - FRED / BLS: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AP...
Gas Prices - Bureau of Labor Statistics (APU000074714): https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/APU00...
Iran War Updates: Trump envoy says war could last another year as oil prices continue rising - CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/...
Brent crude hits over $117 a barrel, highest in six months - BusinessToday: https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/e...
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What we pay for in a gallon of regular gasoline - EIA Today in Energy: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/det...
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Gas prices explained: What goes into the price at the pump? - API: https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-i...
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National Average Falls 6 Cents, But Crude Oil Nears $100/Barrel - AAA Newsroom: https://newsroom.aaa.com/2026/10/nati...
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Gas prices unlikely to fall below $4 a gallon before midterms, some experts say - ABC News: https://abcnews.com/Business/gas-pric...
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For information and entertainment only - not financial advice. Prices vary by region and store. Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED, plus the sources listed.
Produced with AI-assisted research, narration and graphics from the cited public data; every episode is reviewed by a human before publishing.