Financial Sense Newshour

Geopolitical shocks with U.S.–Iran developments and rising escalation risks that kept energy prices volatile. Rapid oil swings and market whipsaws drove sector rotation into energy, materials and precious metals. Tech faced legal headwinds from a major social media liability verdict. Mergers, analyst moves and AI/infrastructure winners added beneath-the-surface market action.

Mark Mills, Executive Director of the National Center for Energy Analytics and energy-tech analyst, discusses why oil and commodities remain central to geopolitics and economic stability. He links rising demand for metals and chips to the digital and AI boom. He also examines how data centers, electricity use, and supply-chain vulnerabilities reshape global power.

John Roque, head of technical analysis at 22V Research, offers market-internals perspective. He breaks down weakening breadth, rising Treasury yields, and why big-cap tech is faltering versus the broader market. He flags oil and energy leadership, cautions about geopolitical-driven machine selling, and recommends holding cash until clearer market signals emerge.

Jeffrey Christian, senior metals analyst and managing partner at CPM Group, shares his take. He explains why the January metals spike proved unsustainable. He argues much of the war risk was already priced in and recounts market reactions when the attack began. He highlights how Fed rate guidance and Dubai airport closures disrupted metals and physical flows.

Mar 24, 2026 – China is accelerating past the U.S. in nearly every critical technology—from AI and quantum computing to nuclear power and hypersonic missiles. Cris Sheridan and 13D’s Woody Preucil break down recent data showing...

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Mar 20, 2026 – Gold and silver are dropping when they should be rallying, inflation is far from tamed, and looming global debt could upend the markets at any moment—are we on the cusp of a financial reckoning that no one sees coming?

Mar 20, 2026 – What if the fiercest threat to America’s future isn’t armies or missiles—but a silent, strategic assault on the global commodities markets? In this riveting conversation, host Jim Puplava speaks with systems thinker Craig Tindale, who warns...

Mar 19, 2026 – The situation in the Middle East continues to escalate as the damage broadens from military targets to energy infrastructure, which has longer-lasting impacts on the price of oil, gas, fertilizer, and more. Chris Puplava says that markets...

Mar 18, 2026 – Is the recent volatility in energy markets a precursor to a cyclical downturn, or has the U.S. consumer achieved a new level of structural decoupling from energy price shocks? Join Cris Sheridan and ITR Economics’ Lauren Saidel-Baker...