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Why Gas Prices Are Becoming a Permanent Inflation Force
Inflation has been cooling, but one category keeps running hot: energy. Lucas and Luna dig into why gas prices aren't just a temporary shock anymore. They look at the April 2026 CPI data showing energy inflation stubbornly above 3%, and connect it to the Iran conflict's lasting impact on supply chains. The episode uses the $450 extra cost per household reported last week to ask whether energy is becoming a structural inflation driver—not a transient one. They also discuss how the Fed's preferred PCE measure captures this differently than CPI, and what that means for interest…
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