M/M vs. +0.3% consensus and +0.2% prior, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.

Inflation just hit a two-year high, but Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rallied instead of crashing. The March CPI report came in at 3.3%, almost entirely driven by surging oil and gasoline prices from the Iran war,

As expected, U.S. inflation accelerated last month, driven mostly by rising energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict. Core prices, though, surprised to the downside. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.

Stock index futures were slightly higher on Friday as the core retail inflation figures for March came in slightly cooler than expected. Nasdaq 100 fut

Today's actual number was 0.196--obviously quite a bit lower than forecasts. In addition, supercore fell to .179 from .349. Despite those victories, forecasts correctly predicted a sharp rise in headline inflation which moved up from 2.

The Nasdaq (^IXIC) edged into positive territory in pre-market trading Friday, up a fraction of a percent ahead of the open, while the S&P 500 tracker gained about half that amount. The March CPI report landed at 8:30 a.

March 2026 CPI jumped to 3.3% year-over-year as gasoline surged 21.2% SA - its largest single-month increase since 1967. But core CPI held at +0.2% MoM for the second straight month and shelter disinflation continued.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9% in March, according to a Friday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists had forecast a 0.9%

March CPI inflation jumped as oil prices soar amid the Iran war, but core CPI was relatively tame. The S&P 500 has a seven-session winning streak.