Oil And AI Are Breaking The Middle Class | Weekly Roundup

Oil And AI Are Breaking The Middle Class | Weekly Roundup

Published: May 9, 2026

Duration: 54:19

Markets are ripping while geopolitical risk, inflation, and class tensions boil under the surface, creating a growing disconnect between booming asset prices and the economic reality facing most people.


This week, we break down the oil market, AI-driven growth, and the inflation dynamics shaping the global economy. We debate whether policymakers are intentionally running the economy hot to preserve growth and geopolitical leverage.


We also dive into gold, housing, AI job disruption, consumer weakness, inequality, and why the next political and economic cycle could look even more unstable than...