U.S. August gas prices hit record as AAA pegs national average at $4.07
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Record-high U.S. gasoline and diesel prices and escalating geopolitical risk around the Strait of Hormuz (attacks, threatened closure, stalled U.S.-Iran talks) heighten supply-disruption concerns. The end of a temporary U.S.-Iran understanding without a clear peace path raises the probability of sustained risk premia in crude and refined products, tightening energy conditions for consumers and potentially pressuring broader risk assets via inflation sensitivity.
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AAA data put the U.S. national average at $4.07 for gasoline and $5.47 for diesel, up from $3.14 and $3.69 a year earlier. That translates to roughly a 30% increase for gas in August 2025 and a 48% jump for diesel. A July estimate from the Joint Economic Committee said higher prices since Republicans began the war with Iran have cost Americans more than $56.4 billion in total, or $477 per household. The additional household costs are highest in states such as Alabama and Utah and lower in places including Hawaii and Oregon.
