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The Open Bell is an independent financial news show — a daily podcast and newsletter for people who are affected by markets, policy, and the economy.Every episode follows the same process: research, a written script, a quality check, and a final review — every morning, before anything goes out. Alex is the on-air voice of that process. The tools behind the research and scripting are AI; the editorial judgment and the responsibility for what airs are ours.We tell you this because trust is the actual product here, not an afterthought — and a daily show only earns it by being straightforward about how it's made. The standard doesn't change because the tools did.New episodes Monday to Saturday. Not investment advice — for informational purposes only.

  1. 8h ago

    The Open Bell — Ep. 055 — 7 Sept 2026

    Today on The Open Bell: The US military sank three Iranian oil tankers over the weekend, and Brent crude is now pushing toward $97 a barrel, which means the geopolitical bill is already landing at the petrol pump before most people even saw the news. The US economy added 162,000 jobs in August, nearly three times what forecasters expected, and the cruel irony is that a strong jobs report now raises the odds the Fed hikes rates again, so the workers who drove those numbers may find their mortgage costs going up, not down. Eurozone inflation just hit 3.3%, a three-year high driven almost entirely by energy prices tied to the same Middle East conflict that sent oil surging, and the European Central Bank's answer is to raise borrowing costs again, meaning European households are about to feel an oil war they didn't start in two places at once: the energy bill and the mortgage statement. If today's episode helped you make sense of a complicated Monday morning, a five-star rating takes about ten seconds and helps the next person find the show. Hosted by Alex Monroe. New episodes every weekday morning at theopenbell.co Not investment advice. For informational purposes only. --- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:13 US Strikes Three Iranian Oil Tankers; Brent Crude Surges Tow 02:43 US Adds 162K Jobs in August, Tripling Forecasts and Lifting 04:36 Eurozone Inflation Hits 3.3% in August; ECB September Hike N 06:29 Closing thoughtsSupport the show

    The Open Bell — Ep. 055 — 7 Sept 2026

  2. 3d ago

    The Open Bell — Ep. 054 — 4 Sept 2026

    Today on The Open Bell: Iran hit Kuwait with missiles and drones overnight, oil surged, and then gave back roughly half the gain in the same session once it became clear the White House is quietly moving toward talks, which tells you everything about who's actually steering this market right now. A Fed governor who could well be the deciding vote at this month's rate meeting just signalled he wants to hold steady, but the jobs report dropping today could flip that calculus before the weekend's even started. Japan's 30-year government bonds just hit yields the country hasn't seen since 1999, which sounds like a footnote until you realise this is a country that spent a quarter century desperately trying to get inflation going, and now it can't stop it. If today's episode was worth your commute, a five-star rating takes about ten seconds and helps the next listener find the show. Hosted by Alex Monroe. New episodes every weekday morning at theopenbell.co Not investment advice. For informational purposes only. --- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Iran strikes Kuwait; oil surges as Hormuz tension flares ane 02:58 Fed's Waller signals rate hold, paring hike bets before payr 05:33 Japan 30-year bond yield sets 1999 record at 4.08% in auctio 07:11 Closing thoughtsSupport the show

    The Open Bell — Ep. 054 — 4 Sept 2026

  3. 4d ago

    The Open Bell — Ep. 053 — 3 Sept 2026

    Today on The Open Bell: US forces have struck Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is hitting back, and Brent crude is up more than 5% in a single session to nearly $95 a barrel, because roughly one in every five barrels of oil on earth flows through that waterway and someone just turned it into a conflict zone. That oil shock is already showing up in European inflation, which jumped to 3.3% in August, well above the European Central Bank's 2% target, and almost entirely on the back of energy costs, so the ECB is now almost certain to raise interest rates again this month, which means European mortgages, business loans, and credit card rates are all going up. And in the US, the 10-year Treasury yield, the benchmark that quietly sets the floor for mortgage rates, car loans, and corporate borrowing across the entire economy, hit 4.82% yesterday, its highest since late 2023, because oil-driven inflation plus a wave of AI company debt issuance plus rising odds of another Fed rate hike is a combination the bond market is not feeling great about. If this helped you connect the dots today, a five-star rating takes about ten seconds and helps the next listener find the show. Hosted by Alex Monroe. New episodes every weekday morning at theopenbell.co Not investment advice. For informational purposes only. --- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:13 US-Iran strikes escalate; Brent surges to $94.86 near 6-week 02:51 Eurozone CPI surges to 3.3% in August; ECB September hike ne 05:30 US 10-yr yield hits 4.82%, highest since Nov 2023, as Fed hi 07:31 Closing thoughtsSupport the show

    The Open Bell — Ep. 053 — 3 Sept 2026

  4. 5d ago

    The Open Bell — Ep. 052 — 2 Sept 2026

    Today on The Open Bell: The US struck Iranian Revolutionary Guard positions across the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, oil jumped 5.2% in a single session, and if you're wondering what that means for the price of filling up your car, the answer is: nothing good. Japan's 10-year government bond yield just crossed 3% for the first time since 1996, which sounds like a footnote from a different era, and the fact that America's Treasury Secretary was at the G20 actively pushing for it to go higher tells you this is very much someone else's policy problem landing on Japanese households. Eurozone inflation accelerated to 3.3% in August, driven almost entirely by energy costs now rising at 14.3% annually, and the European Central Bank's likely response is to raise borrowing rates on top of that, so Europeans get to pay more for energy and more for their mortgages at the same time. If today's episode was worth your commute, a five-star rating takes about ten seconds and it genuinely helps the next person find the show. Hosted by Alex Monroe. New episodes every weekday morning at theopenbell.co Not investment advice. For informational purposes only. --- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:10 US Strikes IRGC Sites as Crude Tops $90, WTI Surges 5.2% in 02:45 Japan's 10-Year Bond Yield Hits 3% for First Time Since 1996 05:16 Eurozone Inflation Jumps to 3.3% in August, ECB Rate Hike No 07:23 Closing thoughtsSupport the show

    The Open Bell — Ep. 052 — 2 Sept 2026

  5. 6d ago

    The Open Bell — Ep. 051 — 1 Sept 2026

    Today on The Open Bell: US forces have now struck Iranian positions in the Strait of Hormuz twice since July, Iran has fired back at American bases in Jordan, and oil is above $86 a barrel, which means this isn't a distant geopolitical story anymore, it's a pump-price story. The yen is closing in on 160 to the dollar, a level that last time cost Japan tens of billions to defend, and America's own Treasury Secretary just stood up at a G20 meeting and told Japan it needs to act, which is either reassuring coordination or a very public warning, depending on which side of that trade you're on. Australian inflation just came in at 4.8%, nearly two and a half times the Reserve Bank's target, and with oil prices jumping at the same time, the RBA is now trying to thread a needle that keeps getting smaller. If today's episode helped you get your head around what's moving, a five-star rating takes about three seconds and it genuinely helps other people find the show. Hosted by Alex Monroe. New episodes every weekday morning at theopenbell.co Not investment advice. For informational purposes only. --- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:11 US Strikes Iran Again, Sending Oil Above $86 and Stocks Lowe 03:32 Yen Nears 160 vs Dollar as Bessent Signals BOJ Will Act at G 06:03 Australia Inflation Accelerates to 4.80% in July, Complicati 07:54 Closing thoughtsSupport the show

    The Open Bell — Ep. 051 — 1 Sept 2026

  6. Aug 31

    The Open Bell — Ep. 050 — 31 Aug 2026

    Today on The Open Bell: The new Fed Chair used his first Jackson Hole speech to tell the world that another rate hike is back on the table, and the September odds just jumped to 60%, which is a long way from the cuts everyone was pricing in six months ago. Gold had the best month this century in August, up roughly 14%, and then one afternoon speech from a Fed Chair erased nearly 3% of that in a matter of hours, which tells you everything about how fragile this rally actually is. Germany's retail sales just fell 1.5% in July when everyone was expecting a mild 0.4% dip, and when the biggest economy in Europe can't get its shoppers to spend, the whole eurozone growth story gets a lot harder to tell. If today's episode helped things click, a five-star rating genuinely helps the next listener find the show. Hosted by Alex Monroe. New episodes every weekday morning at theopenbell.co Not investment advice. For informational purposes only. --- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:13 Warsh's Hawkish Jackson Hole Speech Lifts Sept Rate-Hike Odd 03:20 Gold Tumbles 2.88% to $4,529.90 as Dollar Surges on Hawkish 05:33 German Retail Sales Slide 1.5% MoM in July, Deepening Eurozo 07:16 Closing thoughtsSupport the show

    The Open Bell — Ep. 050 — 31 Aug 2026

  7. Aug 28

    The Open Bell — Ep. 049 — 28 Aug 2026

    Today on The Open Bell: The Fed is openly split heading into Jackson Hole, with at least one regional president pushing for rate hikes while the rest of the world waits for Friday morning's speech from the chair, and if you own a home, a pension, or basically anything, that speech could move it. Australia's inflation just came in hotter than anyone expected, and for the roughly one-in-three Australian homeowners on a variable-rate mortgage, "hotter than expected" is just a polite way of saying their repayments may be going up again. Nvidia had a great night and Marvell didn't, and the gap between them tells you something the AI hype cycle tends to skip: the boom has a very short list of names on it, and being in the right industry doesn't put you on it. If today's episode helped you get your head around a messy news day, a five-star rating takes about four seconds and helps the next listener find the show. Hosted by Alex Monroe. New episodes every weekday morning at theopenbell.co Not investment advice. For informational purposes only. --- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:14 Cleveland Fed's Hammack Calls for Rate Hikes at Jackson Hole 03:18 Australia CPI Surges to 3.5% as Monthly Inflation Beats Fore 05:16 Marvell Technology Tumbles 7%+ After Hours on Disappointing 07:02 Closing thoughtsSupport the show

    The Open Bell — Ep. 049 — 28 Aug 2026

  8. Aug 27

    The Open Bell — Ep. 048 — 27 Aug 2026

    Today on The Open Bell: The Fed's preferred inflation measure just came in hotter than expected, 3.7% year-over-year, and suddenly the question of whether the Fed raises interest rates again isn't as settled as markets thought it was last week. South Korea's central bank just hiked rates for the second month in a row, and the story isn't really about Seoul: it's a signal that the inflation fight across Asia is grinding on, and that the era of cheap borrowing isn't coming back as fast as anyone hoped. Nvidia's quarterly revenue cleared $91 billion, which is more than most countries produce in a year, and the company still told investors to expect more, which is why futures on the Nasdaq, the index heavy with tech stocks, surged roughly 1% the moment the numbers landed. If today's episode helped you make sense of what's moving and why, a five-star rating takes ten seconds and helps the next listener find the show. Hosted by Alex Monroe. New episodes every weekday morning at theopenbell.co Not investment advice. For informational purposes only. --- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:14 US PCE Inflation Tops Forecast at 3.7%, Keeping Fed Hike Ris 03:13 Bank of Korea Raises Rates to 3.00% in Second Consecutive Hi 05:44 Nvidia Q2 Revenue Beats $91B Bar; Nasdaq Futures Surge ~1% A 07:35 Closing thoughtsSupport the show

    The Open Bell — Ep. 048 — 27 Aug 2026
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The Open Bell is an independent financial news show — a daily podcast and newsletter for people who are affected by markets, policy, and the economy.Every episode follows the same process: research, a written script, a quality check, and a final review — every morning, before anything goes out. Alex is the on-air voice of that process. The tools behind the research and scripting are AI; the editorial judgment and the responsibility for what airs are ours.We tell you this because trust is the actual product here, not an afterthought — and a daily show only earns it by being straightforward about how it's made. The standard doesn't change because the tools did.New episodes Monday to Saturday. Not investment advice — for informational purposes only.

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  • Creator
    Alex Monroe
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    49
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