Oil Prices: A Wild Ride Ahead The recent uptick in oil prices has left many wondering if this is the start of a new era of high fuel costs or just another bump on the road to recovery.
Brent crude hovers around $86 per barrel, and gasoline prices at the pump inch closer to their all time highs.
Oil markets are notoriously volatile, prone to sudden spikes and crashes that leave economists and policymakers scrambling to make sense of them.