US inflation holds steady as diesel prices pass $6 a gallon
The price of benchmark Brent crude oil is hovering above $100 a barrel following recent escalations in the conflict.As well as directly driving up costs at the pumps, higher oil prices can also make transporting goods more expensive. Such costs can be passed down to consumers through steeper prices for food and other staples, pushing up the overall cost of living.The BLS said gasoline prices rose 3.9% last month alone, accounting for more than a third of inflation overall. Fed chair Kevin Warsh has been tight-lipped on any future decisions, but his comments that the central bank's focus should be on slowing price rises has further fuelled expectations of a rise.
- ▪The price of benchmark Brent crude oil is hovering above $100 a barrel following recent escalations in the conflict.As well as directly driving up costs at the pumps, higher oil prices can also make transporting goods more expensive.
- ▪Such costs can be passed down to consumers through steeper prices for food and other staples, pushing up the overall cost of living.The BLS said gasoline prices rose 3.9% last month alone, accounting for more than a third of inflation overa
- ▪Fed chair Kevin Warsh has been tight-lipped on any future decisions, but his comments that the central bank's focus should be on slowing price rises has further fuelled expectations of a rise.
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US inflation holds steady as diesel prices pass $6 a gallonImage source, Getty ImagesByMichael RaceBusiness reporter, Reporting fromNew YorkPublished11 September 2026, 13:43 BSTUpdated 11 minutes agoPrices in the US rose by 3.4% in the year to August, with the cost of living pushed up by higher gasoline prices, official figures show.The overall inflation rate was unchanged from July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).It comes ahead of the Federal Reserve making its latest interest rate decision next week, with growing expectations they will be increased in a bid to slow the rate at which prices are rising.US household budgets have come under mounting pressure, especially at the fuel pumps, with a gallon of diesel hitting a new all-time high of more than $6 on average on…
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