# New Highs and Low-lights Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-markets-podcast-5498346/new-highs-and-low-lights Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-markets-podcast-5498346/new-highs-and-low-lights.md Podcast: [Behind the Markets Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-markets-podcast-5498346) Published: 2026-04-17T19:47:20+00:00 Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/user-20931378/new-highs-and-low-lights Audio file: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2304540158-user-20931378-new-highs-and-low-lights.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-markets-podcast-5498346/episodes/new-highs-and-low-lights Duration seconds: 2337 ## Resource Show from 17/04/26 Host Jeremy Schwartz and Professor Siegel discuss easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, declining oil prices, and the market’s positive reaction driven by liquidity and defense spending. The Prof emphasizes there are no signs of recession despite low consumer sentiment and highlights continued strength in employment and earnings expectations. (12:32) Jeremy continues with Sam Rines, Chris Gannatti, and Jeff Weniger to discuss the market implications of falling oil prices, global equity reactions, and opportunities in international markets like India and Korea. They explore earnings trends, valuation dynamics, and sector rebounds, while also անդր addressing developments in AI, quantum computing, and shifting narratives in commodities like gold and copper. WisdomTree: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-markets-podcast-5498346/episodes/new-highs-and-low-lights/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-markets-podcast-5498346/new-highs-and-low-lights.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.