Inflation Runs Hot

Inflation hit 8.5% in the month of March, the highest since 1981, and signs of demand destruction may be appearing in the used car market.

 

(0:17) Yasser El-Shimy joins Asit Sharma to discuss:

- Why investors are hoping that inflation has peaked.
- Carmax’s earnings miss and the state of the used car market.
- The growing trend of buying homes sight unseen.

When are you gonna get me a car? (14:55) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp continue their conversation with Ron Lieber, personal finance columnist for The New York Times and the author of “The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money.”

 

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Stocks mentioned: KMX, CVNA, FTCH, ZG, RDFN

 

Host: Asit Sharma
Guests: Yasser El-Shimy, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Ron Lieber

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl