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Inflation rises to a 3-year high on spiking gas prices, highlighting affordability challenges

Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near.

Most in new poll expect gas prices to keep rising

9 June 2026 at 16:40
Nearly 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. expect gas prices to worsen over the next year, as the ongoing Iran war continues to roil energy markets, according to a new poll. The survey, released Monday by Reuters/Ipsos, found that 59 percent of 4,531 respondents said that gas prices will go up in the next…

Most in new poll expect gas prices to keep rising

9 June 2026 at 16:40
Nearly 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. expect gas prices to worsen over the next year, as the ongoing Iran war continues to roil energy markets, according to a new poll. The survey, released Monday by Reuters/Ipsos, found that 59 percent of 4,531 respondents said that gas prices will go up in the next…

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