Weekend Show – Rick Bensignor & Dan Steffens – Fed Gridlock, Oil Shock, and Energy Stocks to Watch
On this Weekend’s Show Rick Bensignor breaks down the Fed’s gridlock, bond market uncertainty, and why industrials are quietly outperforming. Then Dan Steffens dives into energy market disruptions – from Middle East conflict to LNG trends – and outlines why Canadian natural gas producers may be the most overlooked contrarian trade of the summer.
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- Segment 1 & 2 – Rick Bensignor, President of Bensignor Investment Strategies, shared his outlook on markets, emphasizing that the Fed remains on hold with no clear urgency to cut rates amid geopolitical risks and sticky inflation. He highlighted oil as the key market driver following its rebound due to the Iran-Israel conflict, but noted uncertainty remains with no clear trend. Rick also pointed to a stalled bond market and mixed equity sentiment, suggesting markets are rangebound with rotation into industrials and mega-cap tech, all while the risk of stagflation grows.
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- Segment 3 & 4 – Dan Steffens, President of the Energy Prospectus Group, wraps up the show discussing how the escalating Israel-Iran conflict is fueling a $15 risk premium in oil prices, while also highlighting strong fundamentals in both oil and natural gas markets. He emphasizes that despite geopolitical uncertainty, upstream energy companies remain highly profitable with rising cash flow, and sees Canadian gas producers as a contrarian opportunity amid improving LNG demand and storage dynamics.
- Click here to visit the Energy Prospectus Group website for more energy market and stock analysis.
All the wars are going to exponentially increase the amount of DEBT! They will need a Marshall plan to rebuild The Middle East. Little by little and then all of a sudden! POOF! DT
How do you say Marshall Plan in Chinese?
The French say Fabroquez’ Au Chine! DT
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Jesse Felder – The Felder Report – (06/21/2025)
https://mailchi.mp/thefelderreport/sidestep-the-speculative-euphoria
Well, it’s happened America is officially involved in The Israeli-Iran War.
The last stand, do or die for the Empire right now.
VRIC interview with Kootenay’s James McDonald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c9LxWNOoz0&list=TLPQMjEwNjIwMjWRSJYN2hOX1Q&index=13
It’s interesting that KTN and IPT had virtually identical declines following their 2020 tops. Both fell 88.8% by the time they bottomed over a year ago.
Monthly KTN
https://schrts.co/ReNMKcrg
Brixton has tripled since bottoming 7 weeks ago.
https://schrts.co/gmMijBmW
Had a very strong close Friday. Look forward to see how it trades Monday morning and the rest of the summer
Thanks, Matthew, for this Brixton chart. Looks like they must’ve found something big. I paid 17 cents for my BBBXF and am feeling better now. Maybe there is hope for IRVRF and ESKYF and LOMLF
Do you own Heliostar or SMOFF?
Bonzo, there’s hope for most companies in a bull market. I don’t own Heliostar or SMOFF but both are in strong uptrends that should continue regardless of any pullbacks. Nevertheless, I’d consider taking profits on them if you haven’t already since there are many other juniors to choose from that are just now waking up.
Iran Orders Closure of Strait of Hormuz. I knew it! Forget Freaky Friday it’s going to be payback Monday! DT 😒😒
FREAKY FRIDAY…… always prevails …… 🙂 LOL
Going back to the 70’s with OIL embargo ….. replay
It’s all about oil, all the way back to Pearl harbor.
Has been an issue since the 1978-79 revolution. What Iran could do to back up their threats, the reactions to it, and the impact on their own economy are issues mentioned later in the article.
IPT:SLV got rejected by at least three resistance levels on Friday…
https://schrts.co/HeBGbZGW
The US debt clock is now over 37 trillion dollars and climbing………………….!!!! Fartnomics, LOL! DT 🤣🤣🤣
https://www.usdebtclock.org/