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Americans should get ready for $5 a gallon gas, analyst warns

The cost of filling up your car is soaring across much of the U.S as the Ukraine crisis further drives up oil prices.

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The cost of filling up your car is soaring across much of the U.S as the Ukraine crisis further drives up oil prices.

Highlights

  • The cost of filling up your car is soaring across much of the U.S.
  • as the Ukraine crisis further drives up oil prices.
  • Oil prices continue to rise as the war with Ukraine intensifies, experts say.
  • The current national average price of gas is $3.61 per gallon, up 26 cents from February and roughly a dollar from a year ago.
  • The price of Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, rose to nearly $113 a barrel on Wednesday, its highest level since 2014.
  • Experts say the Russia-Ukraine war will “intensify global” inflation pressures by pushing up oil and gas prices, Fitch’s Brian Coulton said.