0918 | Rates Rise, Ripples Spread: Markets, Missteps and Main Street Millions

A faster-moving Fed, a firmer dollar, and wobbling investor sentiment set the scene, while a fresh report faults the Fed's own oversight of Silicon Valley Bank. Then we turn to corporate shake-ups — from Volkswagen to Buffett — and the fight for AI supremacy ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, before closing on consumer trends and the stories hiding in plain sight. Timeline: 00:00:04 Opening 00:00:52 Fed Hike, What Comes Next 00:03:27 Dollar Surge and the Yen Tug-of-War 00:05:47 Investors Rethink Allocation 00:07:11 SVB: The Fed Missed Warnings 00:08:39 US-China AI Rivalry Before the Summit 00:10:40 Who Regulates AI? 00:11:59 Autos, Energy and Global Risk 00:13:59 Company Movers and Shakers 00:17:12 Buffett's Final Bow 00:18:13 Politics, Policy and Your Wallet 00:20:07 Main Street Millionaires and Wall Street Strivers 00:21:24 Consumer Currents: Betting, Wellness and Fitness 00:22:59 Borders, Bugs and Conflict Ripples 00:23:49 Closing View episode details → https://bri.so/show/episode/01a0b689-865e-773f-b79a-7397b0e0054d This episode is produced by Bri. Bri uses advanced AI technology to turn the feeds you care about into podcasts made for listening. https://bri.so Contact us at [email protected].