Inflation Rose to 4.2% in May, Hitting a Three-Year High

About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of inflation to 4.2% in May, the impact of U.S. military actions on oil futures, and the restart of production by a key auto supplier for Ford.

Plus: Oil futures gain after U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iran for a downed Apache helicopter. And an auto supplier that’s particularly important for Ford is restarting production, nine months after a fire caused a supply crisis. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Alex Ossola

Topics covered

• inflation
• oil futures
• U.S. military action
• auto industry
• production restart

Keywords

• inflation
• oil futures
• Ford
• production restart
• U.S. strikes
• Iran
• Apache helicopter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ford, U.S.

Places: Iran

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