How a 12 Percent Weekly Oil Surge Is Rattling the Fed

With Brent crude topping 100 dollars and WTI up 12 percent in five days, this episode of Energy Economics with Fexingo unpacks what the surge means for the Federal Reserve's next move. Lucas and Luna explore the link between oil prices and core inflation, the market's growing bets on a rate hike, and why the 'everything rally' in energy stocks is now colliding with a broader market sell-off. They zero in on one specific number: the ten-year breakeven inflation rate, which ticked up to 2.28 percent on July 22, 2026. Is that enough to push the Fed to act? They also look at how Congress's split over war powers resolutions is adding a political risk premium to crude. No fluff, just the supply-chain math and the policy stakes behind the headlines. #OilSurge #FederalReserve #Inflation #BrentCrude #WTICrude #RateHikeOdds #BreakevenInflation #EnergyStocks #XLE #XOM #CVX #CongressWarPowers #Iran #July2026 #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #EnergyEconomics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo