The Open Bell — Ep. 059 — 11 Sept 2026
Today on The Open Bell:
Oil cracked $107 a barrel overnight after fresh US-Iran clashes near the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel that roughly a fifth of the world's oil flows through, and if you think that stays in the Persian Gulf, check what you paid at the pump this week.
At 8:30 this morning, the US government drops the August inflation report, the last hard number the Federal Reserve sees before it decides next week whether to raise interest rates again, and after Wednesday's producer price data came in hotter than expected, "no hike" is no longer the safe assumption.
India's biggest state bank just led a $3.5 billion rescue loan for Vodafone Idea, the country's struggling third wireless carrier, and the question of whether a government-backed bet can keep a third competitor alive in a two-giant market matters to about 215 million subscribers who'd rather not find out what happens if it can't.
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Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Brent crude surges past $107 as US-Iran Hormuz clashes inten 03:11 US August CPI due at 8:30 ET; hot PPI puts Fed hike firmly i 05:37 SBI-led lenders seal $3.5bn loan to rescue India's Vodafone 07:40 Closing thoughts