US gas prices are still rising with no end in sight, and that's bad news for drivers, Trump's midterm hopes, and poorer oil-importing countries.

• Gas hit $4.43 a gallon, up 7 cents in a single day, and analysts say the worst is still to come.
• The damaged Saudi pipeline will likely take a month or two to fix, not the "matter of days" the Trump administration claims, and Houthi attacks could knock it out again.
• Countries are running low on oil reserves, which had been holding prices down until now.
• Trump threatened heavy tariffs on Europe over a plan to make Canada an associate EU member, calling it a "hostile act," while Canada's Carney pitched partnerships and said Canada will choose its own allies.
• After the Fed raised rates, Trump demanded rates of 1% or less and claimed the US would gain $1.5 trillion a year by halting trade with deficit countries.

Trump says Iran wants a deal and the war may end soon, but Iran's terms haven't changed: pay for the war, lift the blockade, and rein in Israel. A US-contracted ship was just hit by Iran, and the Houthis are gaining ground in Yemen, keeping Saudi oil shipments at risk. A new poll shows the Michigan Senate race tight, with the Democrat under 50% even though most voters want Democrats to control the Senate.

Outlook: Expect gas prices to keep rising through and past the midterms, with poorer oil-importing countries like Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines hit hardest as the global squeeze deepens.