Inflation Just Hit a 3-Year High. The Last Time the CPI Spiked Like This, Stocks Did Something Most Investors Forgot

Gas Is Up, Groceries Are Up, And Inflation Just Hit A 3-Year High

By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated May 13, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… If it feels like everything costs more right now, that’s because it does.New federal data released Tuesday confirmed that inflation climbed to 3.8% in April, which is the highest it’s been since May 2023. For anyone who has had to take a few items off the belt at the checkout line recently or not been able to >gas prices have nearly doubled for many drivers with th…

Inflation Just Hit a 3-Year High. The Last Time the CPI Spiked Like This, Stocks Did Something Most Investors Forgot

The post Inflation Just Hit a 3-Year High. The Last Time the CPI Spiked Like This, Stocks Did Something Most Investors Forgot appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Although Wall Street has spent the spring of 2026 in melt-up mode, with the S&P 500 up 26% over the past year and tacking on another 8.6% in just the last month, this morning’s inflation report rattled the easy narrative. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ headline CPI index pushed to 332.4 a…

Can Bitcoin Bulls Shake Off a New US CPI Inflation Spike?

Bitcoin (BTC) saw classic volatility ahead of Tuesday’s Wall Street open as a key US inflation gauge hit its highest levels in three years. Key points: US CPI inflation reaches its highest year-on-year levels since 2023. Energy prices fuel the rise, with the US-Iran war continuing to make its presence felt. Bitcoin traders retain support levels while a 200-day trend line comes in as resistance. Bitcoin price on edge as CPI beats multiyear recor…

US rates on hold for ‘foreseeable future’: April’s CPI report

The US consumer price index in April recorded its biggest year-over-year increase since May 2023, putting Fed policymakers firmly on the sideline.

Market Open: ASX heads lower in first session after Budget Day; US CPI worst in nearly 3 years

At The Bell – We’re one day removed from Budget Day, and it’s still more red for the Australian share market. The Budget wasn’t largely worrying, though Albanese’s government will spend an extra $18 billion over 2026-27, even after RBA governor Michele Bullock called for a spending curb. Hear from all the ASX-listed companies that were at the RIU Resources Round-Up in Sydney, right here on HotCopper.com. Over a dozen interviews. Then, over in th…

US CPI Data Expected to Show Stubbornly High Inflation as Iran Conflict Pressures Global Markets

BitcoinWorld US CPI Data Expected to Show Stubbornly High Inflation as Iran Conflict Pressures Global Markets The upcoming release of US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data is expected to reveal inflation hovering near a three-year high, a development that comes as the protracted conflict involving Iran...