Gas prices.
Business

Inflation gauge worsens and it's eroding income and spending power

Cost of Living: A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared
Business

Cost of Living: A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari says new interest rate hikes could be needed

President Donald Trump presents Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with what he Trump called a list of cost overruns for the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project on July 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has recently threatened to oust Powell because, according to the president, the bank has not lowered interest rates fast enough.
National

Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for Warsh

Warsh says he got no pressure from Trump to cut rates even as president publicly pushes for them
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Warsh says he got no pressure from Trump to cut rates even as president publicly pushes for them

Inflation.
Business

Soaring gas prices lead to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years

Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war
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Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war

What Is Inflation?
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Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

Prices rose 2.8% in January compared with a year earlier

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed's Powell says

“The outlook for employment and inflation does not appear to have changed much since September”
by Christopher Rugaber