State of the Markets, Diesel Prices at Record Highs, Regional Bank Merger 9/8/26

Stocks are falling to start the shortened trading week as investors monitor escalating tensions in the Middle East ahead of a key inflation reading later this week.

Brian Sullivan and Kelly Evans sit down with Piper Sandler’s Craig Johnson and Schwab Asset Management’s Omar Aguilar to get their thoughts on whether stocks and treasuries may be heading as investors prepare for next week’s Federal Reserve Meeting.

Meanwhile, GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan joins the show to discuss the potential economic impact of oil prices pushing back near $100 per barrel.

Later on, WaFd Bank President & CEO, Brent Beardall, speaks with the anchors in an exclusive interview covering the headlines that Everbank will combine with WaFd in a $3.9 billion reverse merger.