This week, Dave Spano and Dr. Brian Jacobsen cut through a high‑stakes mix of geopolitics and monetary policy, from escalating Middle East tensions and OPEC fractures to the head‑scratching call for rate hikes amid elevated oil prices. They examine a sharply divided Fed, louder hawkish signals from global central banks, and what could mark Chair Powell’s final act as leadership changes loom. Underneath it all, economic data stay firm, with resilient GDP growth and jobless claims channeling a “Summer of ’69” labor market.