The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged despite persistently high inflation and a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.
Americans are facing price increases on everything from gas to groceries, prompting people to search for new ways to save.
Prices that both consumers and wholesalers pay for goods and services have increased over the past month, according to new data.
President Donald Trump said Americans' financial situation was "not even a little bit" of a motivating factor for him reaching a deal to end the war in Iran.
The jump in prices last month owed in large part to a sharp rise in costs for products impacted by a global oil shock.
Nearly three-quarters say the economy is getting worse.