June 21, 2025

Weekend Show – Rick Bensignor & Dan Steffens – Fed Gridlock, Oil Shock, and Energy Stocks to Watch

32 minutes

On this Weekend’s Show Rick Bensignor breaks down the Fed’s gridlock, bond market uncertainty, and why industrials are quietly outperforming. Then Dan Steffens dives into energy market disruptions – from Middle East conflict to LNG trends – and outlines why Canadian natural gas producers may be the most overlooked contrarian trade of the summer.

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Segment 1 & 2 – Rick Bensignor, President of Bensignor Investment Strategies, shared his outlook on markets, emphasizing that the Fed remains on hold with no clear urgency to cut rates amid geopolitical risks and sticky inflation. He highlighted oil as the key market driver following its rebound due to the Iran-Israel conflict, but noted uncertainty remains with no clear trend. Rick also pointed to a stalled bond market and mixed equity sentiment, suggesting markets are rangebound with rotation into industrials and mega-cap tech, all while the risk of stagflation grows.

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Segment 3 & 4 – Dan Steffens, President of the Energy Prospectus Group, wraps up the show discussing how the escalating Israel-Iran conflict is fueling a $15 risk premium in oil prices, while also highlighting strong fundamentals in both oil and natural gas markets. He emphasizes that despite geopolitical uncertainty, upstream energy companies remain highly profitable with rising cash flow, and sees Canadian gas producers as a contrarian opportunity amid improving LNG demand and storage dynamics.

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Rick Bensignor

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