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Closing Bell

Closing Bell Overtime: Markets Search for a Bottom as Fed Pressure Builds and Energy Risks Mount 3/13/26

Closing Bell

CNBC

News, Business

4.4139 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Markets grapple with fresh pressure from Washington and rising geopolitical risk. We discuss the latest around the Powell lawsuit with former Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher. After stocks hit new yearly lows investors debate whether a bottom may be forming: Steve Sosnick of Interactive Brokers and Sonali Basak of iCapital assess market sentiment, positioning and the path forward. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discusses how and when the current conflict could end and what tensions around the Strait of Hormuz could mean for global stability and energy markets. Chad Zamarin, CEO of Williams, discusses natural gas disruptions and what they could mean for supply and infrastructure.

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0:00.0

The bell is bringing an end to the trading day at the NYSC, LTAMD skincare, ringing the bell, and at the NASAC.

0:08.2

Freecast is doing the honors.

0:10.0

Welcome to closing bell overtime.

0:11.1

We are live from Studio B at the NASAC market site.

0:13.2

I'm Melissa Lee along with Mike Santoli.

0:15.2

Another down day for stocks wrapping up a bad week and closing on new lows for the year.

0:19.9

Oil, once again, the focal point, as it nears $100 a barrel again, up roughly 50% in March

0:25.7

following the start of the war with Iran.

0:28.1

But we begin with major breaking news on the Fed.

0:30.8

As a judge, basically tossing out the case against Chair Powell and the Trump administration

0:35.5

responding just in the last little while.

0:38.0

Amon Javers has the latest from Washington.

0:40.7

Steve Leesman is looking at the impact on the Fed.

0:43.0

So, Amon, fill us in with the details.

0:45.7

Yeah, Mike, it's been an extraordinary afternoon.

0:47.6

What we saw here is a federal judge releasing an opinion in which he quashed the subpoenas

0:52.2

that were sent by the Department of Justice to the Federal Reserve,

0:55.9

the federal judge, saying that in essence he did not believe that the motivation for the subpoenas was a legitimate law enforcement one.

1:04.3

He's opened his opinion here, citing President Trump's social media posts against Jay Powell of the Fed saying Jerome, too late

1:11.5

Powell has done it again.

1:12.7

He is too late and actually too angry, too stupid and too political to have the job of Fed chair.

1:18.5

The judge here in this case, Judge Bostberg, suggesting that comments like that from the

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