Inflation continues to take significant bites out of household budgets. July's CPI report showed prices rose by 3.4%. David Payne of the Kiplinger Letter says to expect inflation to end the year around 3.6%.
The war in Iran has driven up gas prices, which will keep prices higher for now. Even if the war ends soon and gas prices drop, Payne believes inflation could stay around 3.0% by the end of the year.