# Money Talk 8-15-26 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-talk-6044349/money-talk-8-15-26 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-talk-6044349/money-talk-8-15-26.md Podcast: [Money Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-talk-6044349) Published: 2026-08-15T16:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8595132_2026-08-15-112932%2Fitunes_akrgV Audio file: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8595132/8595132_2026-08-15-112932.128.mp3?rssID=887&source=itunes_akrgV Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-talk-6044349/episodes/money-talk-8-15-26 Duration seconds: 2178 ## Resource Saturday, August 15th. Cooler Inflation, Hotter Markets, Colder Consumers Cooling inflation. Climbing markets. A consumer that may be starting to pull back. This week's economic data gave investors and policymakers plenty to think about. Dave Spano and Dr. Brian Jacobsen examine the latest inflation readings, softer retail sales, strengthening small-business confidence, and what all of it could mean for the Federal Reserve and the broader economy in the months ahead. This discussion is for informational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-talk-6044349/episodes/money-talk-8-15-26/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-talk-6044349/money-talk-8-15-26.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.