You are currently viewing The surge in oil and gasoline prices last week amid the Iran conflict has darkened the inflation outlook. It is coming at a time when the outlook was already more confused than usual.

The surge in oil and gasoline prices last week amid the Iran conflict has darkened the inflation outlook. It is coming at a time when the outlook was already more confused than usual.




As energy prices rise, the inflation picture is muddied by an unusual divergence between two key gauges of consumer costs.
2026-03-09 09:30:00
Matt Grossman