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Bessent: ‘Help is on the way’ on gas prices

Scott Bessent said supply is rising and the market will be well supplied as AAA put U.S. gas at $4.44 a gallon.

  • On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said gas prices nearing $4.50 will fall in weeks as supply stabilizes. "Help is on the way," Bessent told Fox News's Americas Newsroom.
  • The market deficit of about 10 million barrels a day stems from Iranian military interference throttling shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Bessent.
  • Bessent noted on Fox News that The UAE is pumping more oil and more than 150 cargo carriers may transit the Strait as pent-up demand clears.
  • President Trump vowed Sunday to protect vessels in the Persian Gulf, while Central Command confirmed Monday that Navy forces destroyed six Iranian boats in response.
  • Current market data shows gas prices averaging about $4.46 today, up sharply from about $3.17 at this time last year, though Bessent expects the spike to resolve quickly.
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