Market Flashpoints

Market Flashpoints

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Market Flashpoints episodes

  • Triple Witching Hour on Wall Street

    This week’s markets were driven by the Fed’s first interest rate cut of 2025 and progress on a deal to shift TikTok’s U.S. ownership away from ByteDance. Bonus content: a look at triple witching, its impact on volatility, and the market weakness that often follows.


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    4 min
  • Cruel Summer

    This week’s markets were shaped by mixed inflation signals, Oracle’s explosive earnings, and growing evidence of an economic slowdown.


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    6 min
  • Cooling but Not (Yet) Collapsing

    A review of the key stories of the week: August jobs numbers, global long term interest rate spike, tariff ruling and a look ahead to next week's key inflation reports. Also, an added bonus: comparing the current AI boom to the 1990s technology super cycle and potential lessons to consider.

    Just a little over the 5 minute mark this time!

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    6 min
  • Episode 1: Nvidia Non Event, Key Unemployment Up Ahead

    Nvidia earnings and stable, but higher than target, inflation readings drove the markets this week; up ahead is the all important unemployment data as we get into a historically rocky time for markets in September and October.

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    5 min

About Market Flashpoints

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A weekly 5-7 minute pulse on markets, breaking down key stories and the forces behind them. Each episode explains not just what moved markets, but why—giving context, unpacking financial concepts, and sharing actionable insights to help listeners understand the significance of the week’s events and prepare for what’s next.