The Powell hour

The Powell hour

From Reuters Morning Bid by Reuters

April 27, 2026 · 8 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Jerome Powell's potential last meeting as Fed chair amidst rising oil prices and market reactions to geopolitical tensions.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell heads into what could be his last meeting as Fed chair as oil tops $100 and Wall Street seems unfazed by geopolitical tension. AI‑linked stocks lead global markets higher ahead of a big week for tech earnings. Today’s recommended read: Iran war hands OPEC's swing producer crown to America, Ron Bousso Subscribe to Mike Dolan's Morning Bid newsletter, and check out his columns on Reuters Open Interest Produced by Eliza Davis Beard, Ethan Plotkin and Abisoye Adelusi Sound engineering and music by Sebastian and Josh Sommer Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Dolan, Eliza Davis Beard, Ethan Plotkin, Abisoye Adelusi

Topics covered

  • Federal Reserve
  • geopolitical tension
  • AI stocks
  • tech earnings
  • OPEC
  • oil prices

Keywords

  • Jerome Powell
  • Federal Reserve
  • OPEC
  • oil prices
  • AI stocks
  • tech earnings
  • geopolitical tension

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Organizations: OPEC, Reuters

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