{"id":477936,"date":"2022-07-25T22:44:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hbos-john-oliver-shreds-cnbcs-jim-cramer-over-inflation-flip-flops\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T22:44:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:44:06","slug":"hbos-john-oliver-shreds-cnbcs-jim-cramer-over-inflation-flip-flops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hbos-john-oliver-shreds-cnbcs-jim-cramer-over-inflation-flip-flops\/","title":{"rendered":"#HBO&#8217;s John Oliver shreds CNBC&#8217;s Jim Cramer over inflation flip-flops"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af61cb24152b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af61cb24152b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hbos-john-oliver-shreds-cnbcs-jim-cramer-over-inflation-flip-flops\/#%E2%80%9CHBOs_John_Oliver_shreds_CNBCs_Jim_Cramer_over_inflation_flip-flops%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;HBO&#8217;s John Oliver shreds CNBC&#8217;s Jim Cramer over inflation flip-flops&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHBOs_John_Oliver_shreds_CNBCs_Jim_Cramer_over_inflation_flip-flops%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;HBO&#8217;s John Oliver shreds CNBC&#8217;s Jim Cramer over inflation flip-flops&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>HBO co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n John Oliver launched a scathing attack on CNBC\u2019s Jim Cramer on Sunday, skewering the investing guru for flip-flopping on the proper response to surging inflation over the last several months.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver slammed Cramer during a lengthy segment on the ongoing inflation crisis on his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MBo4GViDxzc\">show \u201cLast Week Tonight\u201d<\/a> \u2013 noting that the CNBC host was among \u201cthe loudest voices\u201d who originally agreed with the Federal Reserve and other policymakers that the problem was transitory and that interest rate hikes were unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor instance, here is Jim Cramer: the answer to the question \u2018what if a garbage can full of cocaine and business school pamphlets wished to be a real boy\u2019 making that very argument in November of last year,\u201d Oliver said.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip from November 2021, Cramer asserted that Fed Chair Jerome Powell shouldn\u2019t \u201cslam the brakes\u201d on the economy through rate hikes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inflation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MBo4GViDxzc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTeam transitory is going to win,\u201d Cramer said at the time. \u201cI say stop freaking out about inflation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOK, setting aside the fact that he\u2019s speaking with an intensity level there, best described as\u00a0[Broadway actress] Patti Lupone\u00a0admonishing\u00a0a rude audience member, it\u2019s pretty clear that this clip, much like Jim Cramer himself, has not aged very well,\u201d Oliver quipped.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-08.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jim Cramer\" class=\"wp-image-23192376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jim Cramer initially agreed that inflation would be transitory.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@lastweektonight<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oliver added that Cramer did a \u201cfull 180\u201d in his stance on inflation within six months of his original rant \u2013 and played a clip in which the CNBC host struck a \u201cvery different tone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that Powell may not understand. We\u2019ve got to break this and we\u2019ve got to break it now, because this was the week when you realized it is just inflamed and it has not gone away,\u201d Cramer said in the second clip. \u201cI just didn\u2019t know it was as bad as it is. It\u2019s in every aisle. Inflation is in every aisle.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-13.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jim Cramer\" class=\"wp-image-23192380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cramer later insisted the Fed needed to act with rate hikes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@lastweektonight<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oliver expressed incredulity at the change in Cramer\u2019s rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow, that was a pretty dramatic turnaround. He went from loudly unconcerned about rising prices to full-blown \u2018inflationista\u2019 in a matter of months,\u201d Oliver said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact is, a lot of smart people \u2013 and Jim Cramer \u2013 read this situation wrong and there isn\u2019t really a roadmap for what to do next,\u201d Oliver added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-15.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"John Oliver\" class=\"wp-image-23192382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/john-oliver-jim-cramer-inflation-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Oliver argued that many policymakers were initially wrong about inflation due to unprecedented conditions.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@lastweektonight<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Powell, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and others have since acknowledged that they were incorrect in concluding that inflation would subside as pandemic-era supply chain bottlenecks eased.<\/p>\n<p>The Fed is aggressively hiking interest rates in a bid to tame inflation, which hit a fresh high of 9.1% last month.<\/p>\n<p>Cramer has yet to publicly respond to Oliver\u2019s segment. 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