It’s the first read on inflation to capture the effects of the Iran war.
Oil prices shot up again because of the war with Iran, tightening their grip on the global economy and sending stock markets sharply lower.
President Trump has signed a pair of executive orders aimed at showing his commitment to improving home affordability.
The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% after a report showed U.S. employers cut more jobs last month than they created.
Revisions also cut 69,000 jobs from December and January payrolls.
Worries are particularly high about what will happen to the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, where roughly a fifth of the world’s oil passes.
Past military conflicts in the Middle East have not caused long-term drops for markets.
The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts, leaving its key rate unchanged after lowering it three times last year.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's oral argument Wednesday.
The data suggests that businesses are reluctant to add workers even as economic growth has picked up.