Gas prices are displayed at a gas station in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York on March 31, 2026. Inflation expectations among US consumers surged in March to levels last seen around seven months ago, following rocketing energy prices due to war in the Middle East, survey data showed Tuesday. The report is being monitored for how American households respond to price pressures as gasoline costs jump after US-Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the region into war. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)