Inflation Report Drops: Why Everything Still Feels So Expensive w/ Robert Wolf

Inflation Report Drops: Why Everything Still Feels So Expensive w/ Robert Wolf

From The Tara Palmeri Show by Tara Palmeri

April 10, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

Tara Palmeri and Robert Wolf discuss the current economic situation, including inflation and stagflation, and its impact on younger Americans.

Robert Wolf — former UBS Americas chairman and Obama economic adviser — is back for another weekly fireside chat with Tara, and the numbers are brutal. GDP collapsed to half a percent, the CPI came in at 3.3%, and gas prices spiked 21% in a single month — the largest increase since 1967. Robert breaks down why stagflation is no longer a hypothetical, how the Iran war is creating an energy shock that's driving every indicator in the wrong direction, why Buy Now Pay Later is becoming a trap for younger Americans, and what it would actually take for the economy to recover. Plus: Kevin Hassett gaslighting on Fox, Iran potentially making $57 billion a year off a Strait of Hormuz toll, and Tara's Gen Z producer says no one coming out of college has jobs. See the report: https://substack.com/home/post/p-193724546 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: Robert Wolf

Topics covered

  • inflation
  • economy
  • stagflation
  • energy crisis
  • job market
  • financial advice

Keywords

  • inflation report
  • GDP
  • CPI
  • gas prices
  • Buy Now Pay Later
  • economic recovery
  • energy shock
  • job market
  • Kevin Hassett

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UBS, Fox

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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