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EPISODE · Mar 26, 2026 · 38 MIN

The Most Powerful Force Moving Markets Right Now

from The Financial Exchange Show · host The Financial Exchange Network

Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong break down the biggest driver behind today’s market moves — and why recent investor psychology may be preventing markets from properly pricing risk.With the Middle East conflict nearing the four-week mark, the Strait of Hormuz still largely closed, and energy markets reacting minute-by-minute to headlines, the question isn’t just what’s happening — it’s how markets are responding.In this hour:Why markets may be more afraid of missing upside than pricing downsideWhether an energy shock could last longer than investors expectHow fertilizer, plastics, and global supply chains are already being hitWhat Lloyd Blankfein’s warning about private credit really meansWhy Congress still won’t seriously address trading conflictsAnd why the Postal Service is adding its first-ever fuel surcharge

Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong break down the biggest driver behind today’s market moves — and why recent investor psychology may be preventing markets from properly pricing risk.With the Middle East conflict nearing the four-week mark, the Strait of Hormuz still largely closed, and energy markets reacting minute-by-minute to headlines, the question isn’t just what’s happening — it’s how markets are responding.In this hour:Why markets may be more afraid of missing upside than pricing downsideWhether an energy shock could last longer than investors expectHow fertilizer, plastics, and global supply chains are already being hitWhat Lloyd Blankfein’s warning about private credit really meansWhy Congress still won’t seriously address trading conflictsAnd why the Postal Service is adding its first-ever fuel surcharge

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Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong break down the biggest driver behind today’s market moves — and why recent investor psychology may be preventing markets from properly pricing risk.With the Middle East conflict nearing the four-week mark, the Strait...

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