AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report for Friday, 1/26/18

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $3.312; Month Ago: $3.413; Year Ago: $2.203. National Average Price for Diesel Current: $3.590; Month Ago: $3.644; Year Ago: $2.498.

American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.745133; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.141033; American Dollar to Euro = 1.130249; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009131; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.046044.

Oil is holding above $50 a barrel as speculation mounts that members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will prolong supply curbs to prevent the market returning to surplus next year. At the same time, there are signs that growth in U.S. shale oil, which has kept a lid on prices, may be slowing as drilling declines. “The market will probably take it positively if OPEC can explain their thinking on how it works when they’re not voluntarily holding back oil from the market anymore,” Torbjorn Kjus, analyst at DNB Markets said. “There’s a fear in the market that when the deal runs out, then it’s every man for himself again, and that’s not what they’re thinking.” Click Read More below for additional information.