U.S. Inflation Rates Over Time and the Forecast for the Rest of 2026

The Consumer Price Index is the most commonly used measure of inflation in the United States. The CPI for all items increased ...

Iran war shakes Global economy as energy costs surge and recession fears grow

In just over nine weeks, the Iran war has sent shock waves through the global economy with major signs of slowdown emerging across multiple parts of the world. Rising energy costs are fueling ...
The Economist

The war in Iran has sent American inflation sharply higher

T he war against Iran that America and Israel launched two months ago caused a surge in oil prices, which could reignite ...

Key inflation gauge jumps as Iran war lifts gas prices

A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of ...

U.S. economy grew 2% from January-March, recovering from federal shutdown; Iran war clouds outlook

The U.S. economy accelerated at the start of 2026, expanding at a modest 2% pace from January through March after recovering ...
Forbes

Inflation Facts: Price Increases, By President, From 1979 To Today

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The Conversation

How Trump’s repeated efforts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell harm the economy – and make battling inflation harder

President Donald Trump has again threatened to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, putting at risk a keystone of good economic policy and inflation management: central bank independence. The ...
San Francisco Fed

Volatile Oil Markets Cloud the Economic Outlook

Adam Shapiro, vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, shared views on the current economy and the outlook from the Economic Research Department as of April 16, 2026. Oil markets ...
International Monetary Fund

War Darkens Global Economic Outlook and Reshapes Policy Priorities

The Middle East conflict halted growth momentum. The right policies and stronger global cooperation are needed to contain the damage. Despite major trade disruptions and policy uncertainty, last year ...
Media Matters for America

Megyn Kelly: American people want Trump to focus on affordability, inflation, and health care, “but he's doing something that's going to worsen all of those problems”

BRANDON WEICHERT (GUEST): Even if it's a temporary blip, how supply chains work is it will have — I mean, just remember the supply chain disruptions in COVID. You know, when we ultimately reopened, ...
Wall Street Journal

We Asked a Panel of Economists to Forecast the War’s Impact

Recent months have been marked by slower growth, stubborn inflation and a weaker job market. Economists worry that the war in Iran could exacerbate all three. With hostilities paused by a tenuous ...
MarketWatch

The outlook for the U.S. economy is now a lot worse than just two weeks ago, economists say

The outlook for the U.S. economy has deteriorated rapidly in the past two weeks, according to an out-of-the-ordinary survey conducted by the National Association for Business Economists. Economists ...