Economists anticipate headline inflation in March rose 3.4% from a year ago and 0.9% from a month prior — a rapid acceleration from February's levels.

Consumer price index data for March is due Friday.

Prices for everyday household purchases were up at an annual clip of 2% last month, down from 2.7% in February, according to the data analysis firm’s Consumer Goods Price Index.

Inflation data is front and center this week as traders return from the long weekend: Wednesday’s personal-consumption expenditures index and Friday’s consumer-price index will give the Federal Reserve two new reads on price pressures.

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After Wednesday's big stock-market rally, investors will watch for signs of whether the tentative cease-fire between Iran and the U.S. will stick. Meanwhile, they also await updates on inflation data,

Government data out Friday will show how much consumer prices rose in March — and forecasts point to soaring inflation. Over the past month, the US-Israel war on Iran has sent gas prices skyrocketing past $4 a gallon and all but ensured that recent reports of cooler price growth will be reversed.

The 10-year Treasury yield was little changed on Thursday as oil prices rallied and investors digested a number of key data releases.

March CPI is expected to show the inflationary hit from higher oil prices, but investors will be watching whether price pressures are spreading beyond energy.