Summer 2026 Rollercoaster: Gasoline Price Edition By Menzie Chinn of Econbrowser Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin • Jul 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM EDT Share: Gasoline prices continue to climb despite falling spot oil prices, diverging from traditional market trends. Source: DepositPhotosGasbuddy on current gasoline prices:So, even as spot oil prices declined, current gasoline prices rose (since 7/5). Front month gasoline futures (NYMEX, RBOB) show that expected future gasoline prices are also rising.Source: Barchart NYMEX data, accessed 7/9/2026.
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