Mark interviews John Carney, Business Editor at Breitbart News.

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🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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The latest CPI numbers are in; some figures ticked up, but Carney argues it isn’t as dire as it appears. Gas prices could fall further depending on the outcome of ongoing ceasefire talks. Japan relies heavily on oil transported through the Strait of Hormuz, and oil companies stand to gain significantly from rising prices. John also makes the case that the Trump tax cuts are poised to spark a major economic boom.

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0:32.9	Hey, with us right now, the brilliant John Carney, he writes.
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1:01.4	very good mark thanks for having me hey these numbers that came out today inflation consumer
1:06.7	price uh of course the uh fake news will make it look like disastrous numbers. What's the real story?
1:14.0	So the real story is something everybody knows. Gasoline prices went up a lot during the
1:19.6	Iran War. We had the shutdown of the Strait of Hermuz, pushed up gasoline prices, pushed up
1:25.5	oil prices. But beyond that, the numbers are actually really good.
1:31.7	Their grocery prices fell 0.2% for the month.
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