President Donald Trump’s latest Iran war pitch to American consumers: Short-term pain will bring long-term gain. But Tuesday’s ugly consumer inflation report, Wednesday’s uglier wholesale inflation report and some worrying bond market signals all point to one thing.

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

The key measure of US inflation rose in April to its highest level since May 2023 as consumers feel the impact of the Iran war.