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The Morning Market Briefing

The Morning Market Briefing

Venezuela Weighs OPEC Exit as US Closes In on a 100-Year Oil Lease | August 27, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

Aug 28, 2026 · 20 min · 7 segments

Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Venezuela's potential OPEC exit as the US nears a deal for a stake in 17+ Venezuelan oil fields holding 90 billion barrels of reserves, possibly via a 100-year lease Join…

Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Venezuela's potential OPEC exit as the US nears a deal for a stake in 17+ Venezuelan oil fields holding 90 billion barrels of reserves, possibly via a 100-year lease Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST: http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefing Please see disclosures: https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Venezuela's potential OPEC exit as the US nears a deal for a stake in 17+ Venezuelan oil fields holding 90 billion barrels of reserves, possibly via a 100-year lease Join…

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Speakers: TomHostBenHostAndrewHost

Top entities: OPEC×7 United States×11 Nvidia×15 Venezuela×12 Kevin Warsh×12

Morning Market Briefing0:00 – 0:19

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AndrewHost

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Hey everybody, welcome to the morning market briefing.

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AndrewHost

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It's Friday, August 28th, 2026.

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AndrewHost

0:04

Hope you're doing well out there.

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AndrewHost

0:07

Hope you've got a great weekend lined up.

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AndrewHost

0:09

We're not there yet.

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AndrewHost

0:10

Folks got a lot to get to.

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AndrewHost

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We've got a big speech from Kevin Warsh at 10 a.m. We've got some earnings to discuss.

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AndrewHost

0:15

We've got some economic revisions that we won't be able to comment on yet because they're coming out at 10.

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98%7 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
95%11 mentions
NvidiaCompanyCompany
92%15 mentions
VenezuelaCountryCountry in South America
89%12 mentions
Kevin WarshPersonChair of the Federal Reserve of the United States
85%12 mentions
Broadcom IncCompanySemiconductor manufacturing company
82%9 mentions
Middle EastAdministrative AreaRegion
79%5 mentions
IranCountryCountry in the Middle East
76%5 mentions
Roche Holding AGCompanyPharmaceutical company
73%1 mention
Marvell TechnologyCompanyCompany
69%6 mentions
Donald TrumpPerson45th and 47th U.S. President
66%1 mention
KalshiCompanySports betting company
63%4 mentions
AmericasContinent
60%2 mentions
Micron TechnologyCompanySemiconductor manufacturing company
56%1 mention
Patrick SwayzePersonAmerican actor and singer-songwriter
53%2 mentions
Federal Reserve SystemGovernment OrganizationCentral bank
50%3 mentions
OseltamivirEntityMedication
47%2 mentions
The Wall Street JournalPeriodicalAmerican newspaper
44%1 mention
CostcoEntityBig-box store corporation
40%2 mentions
GoogleCompanyTechnology corporation
37%3 mentions
YouTubeWebsiteVideo sharing company
34%2 mentions
ADPCompanySoftware company
31%2 mentions
AMDCompanySemiconductor company
27%3 mentions
Lululemon AthleticaCompanyApparel company
24%1 mention
TexasAdministrative AreaUS state
21%1 mention
CanadaCountryCountry in North America
18%1 mention
Food and Drug AdministrationGovernment OrganizationFederal agency
15%1 mention
AppleCompanyTechnology company
11%1 mention
S&P 500EntityStock market index
8%1 mention
Merck & Co.CompanyPharmaceutical company
5%1 mention
Kamala HarrisPersonAttorney and former Vice President of the United States
2%1 mention

Economic ImpactHealthcare > Pharmaceuticals > Cancer Treatment > Drug Pricing
Energy IndependenceEconomics > International Relations > U.S. Foreign Policy
Venezuela Oil FieldsEconomics > International Relations > U.S. Foreign Policy > Energy Independence
Drug DevelopmentFinance > Investment > Healthcare Costs
Market DynamicsFinance > Investment > Healthcare Costs > Drug Development
Cancer TreatmentHealthcare > Pharmaceuticals
International RelationsEconomics
EnergyBusiness
PharmaceuticalsHealthcare
Oil IndustryBusiness > Energy
Monetary PolicyPolitics > U.S. Government > Federal Reserve
InflationPolitics > U.S. Government > Federal Reserve > Monetary Policy
U.S. Foreign PolicyEconomics > International Relations
Federal ReservePolitics > U.S. Government
InvestmentFinance
Healthcare CostsFinance > Investment
OPECBusiness > Energy > Oil Industry > Venezuela
Drug PricingHealthcare > Pharmaceuticals > Cancer Treatment
Politics
Economics
Business
Healthcare
Finance
U.S. GovernmentPolitics
VenezuelaBusiness > Energy > Oil Industry