Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 1/14/22

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $3.903; Month Ago: $3.703; Year Ago: $3.297. National Average Price for Diesel Current: $5.215; Month Ago: $4.995; Year Ago: $3.508.

American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.729270; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.138637; American Dollar to Euro = 1.056599; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.006709; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.054782.

As contract talks drag on, tensions are rising at West Coast ports. Following a shutdown at the Ports of Oakland and Long Beach, which combine to form the country’s largest cargo complex, over the weekend, the National Retail Federation called on the Biden Administration to intervene. (At least one terminal at the Port of Long Beach shut Monday, according to reports.) The new disruptions come as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association have failed to reach and ratify a new labor agreement following more than a year of negotiations.