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Economists at Oxford Economics in an analysis released Wednesday said the Iran war is pushing prices for energy and other things more than it otherwise would if people weren't paying so much attention to it. The analysis shows how inflation can be a psychological phenomenon as well as a physical one—notable at a time when real-world factors including tariffs and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz?are also stoking inflation.

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3 quick things as inflation jumps to its highest since 2023 : NPR

The U.S. war with Iran has pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years.

Consumer prices in April were up 3.8% from a year ago, according to a report Tuesday from the Labor Department. That was the biggest annual increase since May 2023.

Prices rose 0.6% between March and April.