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When contending with years of budget-breaking inflation, there was at least one saving grace: For the past 34 months, the average wage was growing faster than prices were.

Consumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase in nearly two years. Higher gasoline prices tied to the war with Iran accounted for much of the surge.

The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.

Here’s something no American wants to hear: Prices are surging again, and uncomfortably high inflation could be with us for quite some time.

The federal government delivered a cost-of-living report Friday. A spike in gasoline prices triggered by the war with Iran contributed to inflation reaching its highest level in nearly two years.

It was February 2021. NFL great Tom Brady had just won the last of a record seven Super Bowls. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he was stepping down as CEO. And an experimental COVID-19 vaccine was being administered to millions of people. It was also the ...

When inflation heats up because central banks hold interest rates to artificially low levels, the standard approach is for central banks to increase interest

Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. As we move deeper into 2026, the American consumer is finding that affordability is becoming a […]

Americans are feeling the financial pinch of Trump's Iran war ahead of the midterm elections later this year.