Episode
US inflation leaps to 3.8%
- Podcast
- World Business Report
- Published
- May 12, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 536
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nksvrj
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/world-business-report-466447/episodes/us-inflation-leaps-to-3-8/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-business-report-466447/us-inflation-leaps-to-3-8.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have caused higher energy and grocery prices. The average US price for a gallon of unleaded is at its highest level since July 2022, at $4.50. A Japanese snack maker says it's been forced to print its packaging in black and white because of ink shortages caused by the crisis in the Persian Gulf. And it's the first day of the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France, one of the biggest events in the world of cinema.