Cheddar News looks ahead to Tuesday as Fed Chair Jerome Powell will testify on Capitol Hill about the central bank's response to inflation. Earnings are also on tap from Dick's Sporting Goods, Stitch Fix and Crowdstrike.
The national average for gas prices stood at about $3.78 a gallon on Tuesday — about 25 cents higher than that seen one month ago, according to motor club AAA. While today's prices at the pump remain far lower than they were last year, when energy costs soared worldwide in the months following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, experts say such a jump is unusual.