{"podcast":{"title":"Forbes Topline","slug":"forbes-topline-6026943","podcast_index_feed_id":6026943,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/FSML1431996687","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/fbb9b836-2205-11f1-a886-efbe5b012d6e/image/f311e6ddb329fca86325c7391a344da7.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Forbes","episode_count":40,"summary":"Forbes Topline brings the day's top stories from the Forbes Breaking News desk directly to your feed.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T20:19:37.942576+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forbes-topline-6026943"},"episode":{"title":"Inflation Hit Highest Rate In 3 Years In May","slug":"inflation-hit-highest-rate-in-3-years-in-may","published_at":"2026-06-10T20:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forbes-topline-6026943/inflation-hit-highest-rate-in-3-years-in-may","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forbes-topline-6026943","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSML8670209359.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSML8670209359.mp3","summary":"Inflation rose to its highest annual rate in three years in May, as surging oil costs once again fueled broader price increases amid a persistent conflict in the Middle East, according to federal data released Wednesday. Consumer prices increased 4.2% from May 2025 and 0.5% between April and May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, matching consensus economist estimates, according to FactSet. That’s the first time inflation crossed the 4% annual rate since May 2023 (4%), and it’s the highest rate since April 2023 (4.9%). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Inflation rose to its highest annual rate in three years in May, as surging oil costs once again fueled broader price increases amid a persistent conflict…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":213,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/forbes-topline-6026943/episodes/inflation-hit-highest-rate-in-3-years-in-may/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forbes-topline-6026943/inflation-hit-highest-rate-in-3-years-in-may.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}