Advisory Center Status BETA

Energy markets are experiencing significant volatility with U.S. gasoline prices showing dramatic increases across all regions. The Midwest region leads with a sharp 13.26% increase to $4.399 per gallon, while the Rocky Mountain region increased 8.54% to $4.359 per gallon. Other regions show increases ranging from 6-8%, indicating broad supply or refining concerns. Crude oil prices rose 0.64% to $95.42 per barrel. Equity markets remain relatively stable with the S&P 500 up 0.84%, Bitcoin up 0.32%, and Ethereum essentially flat. However, European indices show weakness with the DAX down 1.32% and FTSE 100 down 0.43%, while the volatility index increased 0.64% to 17.19, suggesting growing market uncertainty.