{"id":21550,"date":"2026-05-31T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/?p=21550"},"modified":"2026-05-31T06:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T06:49:02","slug":"u-s-inflation-hits-three-year-high-as-energy-prices-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/2026\/05\/31\/u-s-inflation-hits-three-year-high-as-energy-prices-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. inflation hits three-year high as energy prices surge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KABUL: Inflation in the United States has risen to its highest level in three years, and the main factor cited was the U.S.-Iran war, which has driven up energy prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increased by 3.8 percent year-on-year in April, the fastest pace since May 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Economists say disruptions affecting energy markets and trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz have increased pressure on global supplies, contributing to higher prices for oil, gas and other commodities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports also indicate that rising prices have negatively affected household incomes and savings in the United States, while expectations are growing that the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates unchanged for an extended period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL: Inflation in the United States has risen to its highest level in three years, and the main factor cited was the U.S.-Iran war, which has driven up energy prices. According to reports, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increased by 3.8 percent year-on-year in April, the fastest pace since May 2023. Economists say [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[73],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21552,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21550\/revisions\/21552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}