Inflation

The economic fallout from the U.S.-Iran war is proving more stubborn than the conflict itself, with economists warning that a wave of inflation will persist long after the fighting stops, the Financial Times reported Sunday. Prices Already Climbing U.S. inflation jumped to 3.3 % in March, its...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with additional content. Wall Street braced for the Hormuz shock to hit wholesale prices in March. The data said not yet. The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.5% month-over-month in March, matching February’s pace of 0.5% but...

Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO Ross Gerber warned on Friday that the inflation trough for the current cycle has already passed, arguing that prices are now headed higher as tariffs and war push living costs up. His view echoes hard to be optimistic about markets when...

On Friday, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg accused Donald Trump of worsening inflation, arguing that current policies are pushing costs higher for Americans. Buttigieg Blames Policy Decisions "The president's number one promise was to drive inflation down. Instead, he drove it up,"...

Confidence among American consumers has never been this depressed in the history of the University of Michigan survey. The preliminary April consumer sentiment index crashed to 47.6 — an all-time record low, an 11% monthly plunge and a sharp miss against the 52 consensus — as the Iran war’s...

The specter of political interference in the Federal Reserve is rippling through the market, and for ETF investors, the parallels to the 1970s are becoming more and more difficult to ignore. • What’s next for TIP stock? While Sen. Elizabeth Warren has accused President Donald Trump of...

U.S. gasoline just crossed $4 a gallon for the first time since late 2022, and diesel wholesale prices have surged roughly 60% in March alone — the largest monthly spike ever recorded for the commodity. But for America’s oil refiners, the very crisis draining consumers’ wallets is...

Leading cryptocurrencies lifted on Monday, while major stocks closed lower as investors parsed President Donald Trump’s latest hints on a potential Iran ceasefire. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. EDT) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +2.04% $67,934.87 Ethereum (...

It was a week that promised relief and delivered even more uncertainty on Wall Street. On Monday, President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. and Iran had shared “good and productive conversations,” hinting at a genuine path toward a ceasefire. • Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1...

President Donald Trump has repeatedly dismissed the war with Iran and the consequent spike in oil prices as a “little excursion,” suggesting that once the conflict settles, energy costs will quickly reverse. But the economy is leaving little room for that kind of optimism. The Federal...

On Saturday, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO Ross Gerber, said market selling pressure is starting to build, arguing it has become difficult to stay optimistic while inflation remains stubborn. He also warned that persistent price increases can be a headwind for both equities...

Klarna Group PLC (NYSE:KLAR) shares are trading lower on Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75% for a third straight meeting, while signaling that inflation could remain firmer than previously expected. Here’s what investors need to know...

The University of Michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment reading for March 2026 came in at 55.5, a modest 1.9% decline from February's 56.6 and the lowest level in three months. • United States Oil Fund stock is showing upward bias. Where is USO stock headed? But the headline number masks...

The U.S.’s war in Iran could spike food prices, Jake Hanley, Chief Growth Officer, Director of Investments at Teucrium ETFs, told Benzinga. That’s because higher crude oil costs affect farm operating costs. Investors are now piling into agriculture-focused ETFs tied to corn, wheat, and...

President Donald Trump made it a centerpiece of his return to power: gasoline below $2 a gallon, delivered through “drill, baby, drill” and American energy dominance. The U.S.-Israel war on Iran is now stress-testing that pledge in real time. The national average for a gallon of...