{"podcast":{"title":"The Real Investment Show (Full Show)","slug":"the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656","podcast_index_feed_id":1123656,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:252939730/sounds.rss","website_url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-949311744","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-yaycICozlsWvOy7k-inzB4A-original.jpg","author":"Lance Roberts","episode_count":500,"summary":"Here reside the full, unadulterated audio files f…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T04:20:38.472257+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656"},"episode":{"title":"4-30-26 Fed Holds Rates as Powell Stays On","slug":"4-30-26-fed-holds-rates-as-powell-stays-on","published_at":"2026-04-30T17:45:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656/4-30-26-fed-holds-rates-as-powell-stays-on","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656","url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-949311744/4-30-26-fed-holds-rates-as","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2312246264-user-949311744-4-30-26-fed-holds-rates-as.mp3","summary":"The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.5%–3.75%, but the bigger story may be what comes next. Powell announced he plans to remain on the Federal Reserve Board as a governor after his term ends—an unusual move that limits a potential board vacancy and keeps his influence in play. Lance Roberts & Michael Lebowitz examine what this means for monetary policy, market expectations, and the timing of future rate cuts. Key topics include: 0:00 - INTRO 1:02 - Closing Out April, Moving Into May: earnings season winding down 3:52 - Eli Lilly & GLP-1 4:21 - No Change in Fed Stance & Oil Prices 6:04 - Market Consolidation Continues 9:56 - Mrs. Roberts Moderates & Likes for Lebo 11:47 - Mag-4 Earnings Review 16:16 - Eli Lilly & Myriad Applications for GLP-1 19:13 - Most Uneventful Eventful Fed Meeting 23:22 - Office Politics at The Fed 26:01 - The Hawkish Take is the Correct One 27:41 - What Really Drives Inflation (not car insurance) 31:47 - Inflation Varies by Location 33:15 - The Fed is Stuck 34:59 - Oil Futures Pricing & the \"Sweet Spot\" 36:47 - Earnings & Profit Margins - Where's the Risk? 39:08 - Caterpillar Earnings & Data Center Construction Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Investment Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Do you enjoy our content? Rate us on Google: https://bit.ly/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/oYQSPI-_BqE?feature=share ------- Watch today's \"Before the Bell\" feature, \"Market Stalls as Risks Build,\" here: https://youtu.be/SSzwq4AG2-0 ------- Watch our previous show, \"Q&A Wednesday: Markets & Your Money ,\" https://youtube.com/live/xzazFr20EOE ------- * REGISTER for our next Candid Coffee, Saturday,…","meta_description":"The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.5%–3.75%, but the bigger story may be what comes next. Powell announced he plans to remain on the Fede…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2699,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656/episodes/4-30-26-fed-holds-rates-as-powell-stays-on/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656/4-30-26-fed-holds-rates-as-powell-stays-on.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}