EnergyReader · 2026-06-19 14:57

Iran War Pushes US Inflation to 3.3%, Squeezing the Fed Toward Rate Hikes

By EnergyReader Newsroom · June 19, 2026

Headline US inflation climbed to an annual 3.3% in March, up from 2.4% a month earlier, according to official figures released on April 10th, a jump that the war in Iran drove almost entirely by sending crude prices higher.

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