About this episode

The episode discusses the rising inflation rates and their connection to the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Annual inflation rose to a three-year-high of 4.2% in May, underscoring how elevated energy prices are rippling through the US economy, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices rose 0.5% on a monthly basis, driven higher by the US-Israeli war with Iran, the latest Consumer Price Index shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Laura Coates

Topics covered

• inflation
• economy
• energy prices
• US-Israeli war
• Consumer Price Index

Keywords

• inflation
• energy prices
• US economy
• Consumer Price Index
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Places: US, Iran

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