The producer price index, which tracks the prices businesses pay, can be an early reading of what may trickle down to consumers.

U.S. consumer prices climbed a sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.

Labor Department figures showed that gasoline prices are up more than 28% compared to a year ago.

The effects of the war in Iran are starting to show up in grocery stores.

Wholesale prices in the United States rose sharply in April, pushed by a surge in energy costs related to the Iran war, registering their highest 12-month increase in more than…