# Oil Slips, Stocks Rally & a Rate Cut is back in Play 4/8/26

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Podcast: [The Exchange](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-exchange-431205)
Published: 2026-04-08T18:35:35+00:00
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Stocks rally as the U.S.-Iran ceasefire sends oil prices tumbling, but is the rally real? Plus, a fed rate cut is back on the table. We debate whether it should be.

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