
June WTI crude oil (CLM24) this morning is up +0.55 (+0.70%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM24) is up +1.50 (+0.60%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately higher. A weaker dollar today is supportive of energy prices. Crude also climbed after the Chinese government started selling 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) of special bonds to fund infrastructure spending, which should aid Chinese economic growth and support energy consumption.