Episode 331 is classic The Higher Standard chaos with a purpose: Chris, Saied and Rajeil take a world that feels like it is being held together by ceasefire headlines, oil volatility and pure market delusion, then translate it into plain English for the people actually paying the price. They unpack the Fed getting boxed in by sticky inflation, war driven energy shocks and a market still partying like rate cuts are around the corner, while housing stays brutally unaffordable and AI quietly starts showing up in real job losses. It is equal parts macro reality check and group chat energy, with enough jokes, side quests and liquid natural gas immaturity to make the medicine go down easy.

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Wall Street ends sharply higher on US-Iran ceasefire (Reuters)

Fed minutes show growing openness to rate hikes at March meeting (Reuters)

US mortgage rates edge down to 6.51%, MBA says (Reuters)

Gulf conflict has already laid a Fed trap (Reuters Breakingviews)

US banks could release $320 billion in capital with new draft rules (Reuters)

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Markets Melt Up, The Fed Melts Down: Geopolitical Conflict Ignites a Different War