{"podcast":{"title":"Reuters Morning Bid","slug":"reuters-morning-bid-7596246","podcast_index_feed_id":7596246,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/THRH7907651499","website_url":"https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/8d7badb4-26b3-11f0-a040-1fe12f445fb2/image/d01020d1288700b6588ee45cac9e3bc0.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Reuters","episode_count":212,"summary":"Everything you need to know to start your trading day. Unfiltered markets news and analysis straight from the Reuters newsroom.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T20:20:19.209944+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-morning-bid-7596246"},"episode":{"title":"Powell era ends, hawks rise","slug":"powell-era-ends-hawks-rise","published_at":"2026-04-30T10:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-morning-bid-7596246/powell-era-ends-hawks-rise","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-morning-bid-7596246","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH1390768650.mp3?updated=1777544946","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH1390768650.mp3?updated=1777544946","summary":"U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the Iran blockade could last months, sending Brent crude to its highest level since the war began and feeding U.S. inflation expectations. Jerome Powell confirmed he will remain on the Federal Reserve board after his term as chair ends May 15, a move that blocks Trump from immediately filling his seat. Plus, Meta slid around 7% on rising CapEx concerns, while Alphabet surged roughly 7% on the strength of its cloud business. Today’s recommended read: Iran war stasis brings US inflation expectations back to the boil, Mike Dolan Subscribe to Mike Dolan's Morning Bid newsletter, and check out his columns on Reuters Open Interest Produced by Eliza Davis Beard, Ethan Plotkin and Abisoye Adelusi Sound engineering and music by Sebastian and Josh Sommer Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the Iran blockade could last months, sending Brent crude to its highest level since the war began and feeding U.S. i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":499,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reuters-morning-bid-7596246/episodes/powell-era-ends-hawks-rise/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-morning-bid-7596246/powell-era-ends-hawks-rise.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}