President Biden has been price-shaming oil companies because
gas prices are not going down as much as one would think reasonable given
lower crude oil prices. This might be shrewd politics, but it is poor
economics.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/business/gas-prices-biden/index.html
Daily price changes are a result of wolesale crude, wholesale refined and
production costs. Crude oil is largely traded on a futures market, and
various brands have contracts for refined crude ie gasoline. See the explanation
from ShellOil Canada, below. Heck, it might just be nicer weather is stoking
demand...
https://www.shell.ca/en_ca/motorists/my-fuels/understanding-fuel-pricing.html
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