AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report for Friday, 6/28/24

American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.704267; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.137482; American Dollar to Euro = 1.105028; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.006910; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.049027.

Futures climbed as much as 1.3 percent in New York after declining 0.9 percent Tuesday. Inventories expanded by 1.44 million barrels last week, the American Petroleum Institute was said to report. That’s less than half the projected 3.9 million-barrel increase the government is forecast to report Wednesday. Some U.S. refiners are delaying maintenance to take advantage of strong margins. While oil has rebounded the past two weeks, crude in the U.S. has struggled to hold above $50 a barrel as prices beyond that level make some shale profitable and boost supply. At the same time, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies are said to be discussing extending by more than three months the output cuts that expire in March. Iraq, the group’s second-biggest producer, has said production should be reduced by an additional 1 percent to help rebalance the market. Click Read More below for additional detail.

So many designers hate talking about money, especially with their clients and prospects, which makes pricing one of the most dreaded aspects of being self-employed. I think that’s why so many designers resign themselves to pricing their services by the hour, and that is truly a tragedy. I get it. Pricing hourly is easy. All you have to do is track your time, multiply and submit an invoice.