[Besent: Optimistic About Summer Gas Prices Dropping to $3 Per Gallon] Golden Finance reported on April 16 that U.S. Treasury Secretary Besent expressed optimism about gas prices falling to $3 per gallon during the critical summer travel season. 'I am optimistic that between June 20 and September 20, we may once again see gas prices at $3 per gallon,' Besent said during a press conference at the White House on Wednesday local time. According to data from the American Automobile Association, the average gas price this week is $4.108 per gallon, a significant increase compared to the less-than-$3 level in the first two months of the year. Besent stated that the price drop will depend on the progress of negotiations to end the war in the coming days. He mentioned that during this week's International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings, he had met with several Middle Eastern officials. 'They all indicated that once the strait is reopened, they could resume oil shipments within a week.'