Why $4 a gallon gas prices won’t trigger Fed interest rate hikes — and could lead to cuts
Corroborated by 5 sources from 5 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to finance.yahoo.com, considering oil prices have surged in recent weeks due to the war in Iran, and recent inflation data has also run hot, investors have grown increasingly concerned about the trajectory of the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy.
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