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gas prices plummet, real wages grow, inflation cool, and trillions in investments continue pouring in," Desai said in a statement. Trump voters are far more likely than Harris voters to say that the president
since its 40-year high in 2022, Americans are still feeling the pain of increased prices. Amid the war on Iran, inflation has started to go up once again. In April, annual inflation[surged
war in Iran, which is now entering its eighth week, has killed thousands and rocked the global energy market. Normally about one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes through the strait
Iran war. In April, the Bank of England warned that UK inflation could go as high as 6% in the worst-case scenario. Although inflation has fallen significantly since the October 2022 high, prices have
increasingly hard to solve. Asian stocks have fallen sharply after Iran and the US exchanged their biggest round of fire since a ceasefire was agreed in April. The [US launched strikes against Iran](https://www.theguardian.com
price increases caused by the war have affected supplies of key ingredients used in coloured inks, prompting companies such as Calbee to simplify packaging to conserve materials. However, the knock-on effects extend beyond snacks
prices surging. Brent crude futures were up $3.17, or 3.13 percent, at $104.46 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $98.32 a barrel, up $2.90, or 3.04 percent. Brent reached a session
gas price increases, fertiliser shortages and stock market volatility – the effects have been felt faster than in most previous conflicts. Why? There are few clear answers — but analysts say several factors might help explain
Iran can’t get their act together. They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!” The surge in oil prices have compounded the typical price increases seen this
gas prices keep going up. Electricity is getting more expensive. And after weeks and weeks of hearing the same thing, polls show Americans are losing confidence in the message. After more than three months
increased the sense that the conflict is deadlocked. Analysts say both sides want to avoid a new round of hostilities but neither are willing to pay the political price of the concessions necessary to secure
gas. We're still exposed to energy price shocks," says the party leader, Alex Cole-Hamilton. The Scottish Green Party wants to see far greater urgency. "We know that it's a declining basin
prices will drop with the end of the war. “The gas will go down. As soon as the war is over, it’ll drop like a rock,” he said on Thursday. ## Open to trade
war with Iran. Rising fuel prices are a big driver of overall inflation.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5325x5325+1332+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2Ffc%2F7953fbab486590d7f7ea8ebf9c06%2Fgettyimages-2273131703.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5818279/inflation-cpi-gas-prices-housing-fuel-iran-war) ### [Economy](https://www.npr.org/sections/economy/) ### [Inflation jumps to its highest level since 2023. Here are 3 things costing
Iran's closing of the crucial waterway. Oil prices have surged by about 40% since the war began, according to NPR's Aya Batrawy. Ellen Wald, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global
since being sworn in for a second term. Most Americans said the economy isn't working for them, and the war in Iran — which has directly led to those higher gas prices — continues to grow
gas prices are straining their household budgets, and 63% blame Trump for that increase given the war with Iran. Americans largely don't feel the economy is working well for them — 63% said
gas typically passes, along with fertilizer and other petroleum-derived products, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing, rattled the global economy, and proved a major strategic advantage in negotiations to end the war. Breaking that chokehold
since fallen back, although it remains above pre-war levels, and [on Tuesday, a barrel of crude cost $95](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr9qrnp821o). Moreover, the IMF pointed out that the risk of recession would increase only
increasingly questioned the war and its high price tag, also did not vote on Thursday. The House defeat came a day after a similar resolution [failed](/news/2026/4/15/us-senate-rejects-another-war-powers-resolution-to-limit-trump-on-iran) in the US Senate, by a vote