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Podcast: 7% Mortgage Rates Soon?
Mortgage rates are pushing toward 7% at 6.83% on the 30-year while the Fed held its benchmark at 3.50% to 3.75% and the 30-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.3%. This week on On The Markets we explain..
Podcast: Fed Hike At Jackson Hole?
Fed Chairman Warsh took the stage at their annual summer meeting at Jackson Hole while mortgage rates held at 6.67% and futures priced a 64% chance of no cut in September. Short rates are set by the F
Podcast: National Debt Tops $40 Trillion As Treasury Doubles Bond Buybacks
The national debt crossed $40.05 trillion on August 18 as the 30-year Treasury yield climbed above 5.3% to its highest level since 2007. To support market liquidity, the Treasury will at least double
Podcast: Record Highs On Bad News?
The market just hit a record high on bad economic news — and that's not a typo. Three Fed officials voted to raise rates while investors are betting on a September cut, and this week's CPI and PPI...
Podcast: Why We're Watching The Yen Right Now
Why should Japan's currency have anything to do with your US tech company investment portfolio? What if...it had everything to do with the entire market? One carelessly or carefully left note from...
Podcast: The Fed Holds. AI Does Not.
Fireworks in July typically happen on the 4th, but the market waited until the end of the month to let loose a "big finale". Significant drawdowns in AI-related verticals, stability concerns in...
Podcast: When Good News Isn't Enough
Inflation numbers show a significant decline, but the market couldn't have cared less this week. Spiking oil amid new mid-east turmoil lead the narrative this week, outshining inflation or easing...
Podcast: Are Market Cracks Starting To Show?
A chip pullback? A "double bottom" fail? Are they just flipping a coin in the Strait of Hormuz? Is the market starting to show signs of AI fatigue? Or is this all just dog days of summer low trade...
Podcast: New Market, Same Humans
Despite ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the market's narratives and volume this week definitely had a "summer break" feeling. Daren and Chris take a deep dive on how human behavior remains a...
Podcast: Is AI Falling Back To Earth?
SpaceX debuted at $150, surged to $232 in four days on a wave of AI excitement, then lost 34% of its value in a single week. It was the most hyped, most AI-adjacent IPO of 2026 — and when it turned, t