# The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo: Interest Rates, FOMC Meetings, and Monetary Policy

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Author: Fexingo
Episodes: 121

## Resource

Lucas and Luna dissect the Federal Reserve's every move—from FOMC rate decisions and dot-plot projections to the arcane mechanics of open market operations. Each episode opens with a live data snapshot: the current fed funds rate, Treasury yield curve slope, and the latest reading on the Fed's preferred inflation gauge (PCE). Then they argue over what the data actually means. Should the market price in a cut? Is QT about to end? Why did one regional Fed president break with the consensus? The conversation is calibrated for the listener who already knows the difference between IOER and ON RRP and wants to hear two incisive analysts—not pundits—wrestle with the nuances. Lucas brings the journalist's instinct for what matters to Main Street; Luna pushes back with the macro quant's obsession with regime odds. Together they walk the line between monetary theory and the real-world bets that portfolio managers, corporate treasurers, and independent investors are making this week. No helicopter economics. No 'Fed will save us' cheerleading. Just a clear-eyed, numbers-driven interrogation of the central bank that moves every market. By the end, you'll have a sharper framework for interpret…

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## Episodes
- [How Import Prices From China Are Distorting the Feds Inflation Picture](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-import-prices-from-china-are-distorting-the-feds-inflation-picture) — 2026-07-18T05:37:27+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching Import Prices From China](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-import-prices-from-china) — 2026-07-17T17:53:26+00:00
- [What Wholesale Deflation Means for the Fed Rate Path](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-wholesale-deflation-means-for-the-fed-rate-path) — 2026-07-17T05:40:56+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching Wholesale Prices Deflate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-wholesale-prices-deflate) — 2026-07-16T17:46:27+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the Services Sector for Inflation Clues](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-services-sector-for-inflation-clues) — 2026-07-16T05:43:22+00:00
- [The Fed Is Watching Wholesale Prices Deflate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/the-fed-is-watching-wholesale-prices-deflate) — 2026-07-15T17:54:17+00:00
- [What Falling Core PCE Tells Us About the Fed Rate Path](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-falling-core-pce-tells-us-about-the-fed-rate-path) — 2026-07-15T05:38:20+00:00
- [What the Falling PCE Tells Us About Fed Policy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-falling-pce-tells-us-about-fed-policy) — 2026-07-14T17:49:48+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the Breakeven Rate Spread Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-breakeven-rate-spread-now) — 2026-07-14T05:38:45+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the PCE Over CPI Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-pce-over-cpi-now) — 2026-07-13T17:53:58+00:00
- [How Funflation Is Reshaping the Feds Interest Rate Calculus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-funflation-is-reshaping-the-feds-interest-rate-calculus) — 2026-07-13T05:38:22+00:00
- [How Funflation Is Reshaping the Feds Inflation Battle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-funflation-is-reshaping-the-feds-inflation-battle) — 2026-07-12T17:55:17+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the 2-Year Breakeven Rate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-2-year-breakeven-rate) — 2026-07-12T05:41:35+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-10-year-breakeven-inflation-rate) — 2026-07-11T17:50:45+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-10-year-breakeven-inflation-rate-2) — 2026-07-11T05:48:50+00:00
- [How the Fed Reads the Falling Participation Rate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-the-fed-reads-the-falling-participation-rate) — 2026-07-10T17:55:15+00:00
- [How the Fed Reads the Rising Participation Rate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-the-fed-reads-the-rising-participation-rate) — 2026-07-10T05:45:35+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching Real Rates More Than Headline CPI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-real-rates-more-than-headline-cpi) — 2026-07-09T17:50:20+00:00
- [How the Fed Reads the Rising Participation Rate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-the-fed-reads-the-rising-participation-rate-2) — 2026-07-09T05:39:51+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the Inverted Yield Curve Again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-inverted-yield-curve-again) — 2026-07-08T17:56:58+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Losing Its Best Inflation Signal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-losing-its-best-inflation-signal) — 2026-07-08T08:07:26+00:00
- [How Falling Participation Reshapes Fed Rate Path](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-falling-participation-reshapes-fed-rate-path) — 2026-07-08T05:40:44+00:00
- [Why the Fed Cares About Falling Participation Rate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-cares-about-falling-participation-rate) — 2026-07-07T17:56:44+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the Six-Month Eurodollar Curve](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-six-month-eurodollar-curve) — 2026-07-07T05:44:11+00:00
- [How Falling Participation Is Reshaping Fed Rate Path](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-falling-participation-is-reshaping-fed-rate-path) — 2026-07-06T17:49:50+00:00
- [What the Fed Makes of the Yield Curve Uninverting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-makes-of-the-yield-curve-uninverting) — 2026-06-20T05:33:16+00:00
- [Inside the FOMC's Quiet Housing Market Blind Spot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/inside-the-fomc-s-quiet-housing-market-blind-spot) — 2026-06-19T17:45:37+00:00
- [Inside the FOMC's New Liquidity Tools for Stressed Banks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/inside-the-fomc-s-new-liquidity-tools-for-stressed-banks) — 2026-06-19T05:31:23+00:00
- [What Kevin Warsh Signals About Fed Policy in His First Meeting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-kevin-warsh-signals-about-fed-policy-in-his-first-meeting) — 2026-06-18T17:37:33+00:00
- [The Fed's New Worry About Commercial Real Estate and Banks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/the-fed-s-new-worry-about-commercial-real-estate-and-banks) — 2026-06-18T05:32:10+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the Yield Curve Uninversion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-yield-curve-uninversion) — 2026-06-17T17:37:16+00:00
- [How the Fed Reads Falling Breakeven Rates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-the-fed-reads-falling-breakeven-rates) — 2026-06-17T05:34:09+00:00
- [How the Fed Reads Surging Inflation Expectations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-the-fed-reads-surging-inflation-expectations) — 2026-06-16T17:34:54+00:00
- [The Fed's Growing Unease About Sticky Wage Inflation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/the-fed-s-growing-unease-about-sticky-wage-inflation) — 2026-06-16T05:32:37+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the Yield Curve Uninversion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-yield-curve-uninversion-2) — 2026-06-15T17:38:08+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching the Small-Cap Rally Right Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-the-small-cap-rally-right-now) — 2026-06-15T05:36:09+00:00
- [What the Fed Makes of the Small-Cap Rally Right Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-makes-of-the-small-cap-rally-right-now) — 2026-06-14T17:38:00+00:00
- [How the Fed Is Reading the May CPI Spike](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-the-fed-is-reading-the-may-cpi-spike) — 2026-06-14T05:28:50+00:00
- [The Fed's New Focus on the Neutral Rate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/the-fed-s-new-focus-on-the-neutral-rate) — 2026-06-13T18:44:49+00:00
- [The Fed's Quiet Watch on the UK Economy's Shrinkage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/the-fed-s-quiet-watch-on-the-uk-economy-s-shrinkage) — 2026-06-13T05:27:45+00:00
- [What the Fed Makes of the ECB Rate Hike](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-makes-of-the-ecb-rate-hike) — 2026-06-12T17:34:43+00:00
- [What the Fed Makes of the ECB Rate Hike](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-makes-of-the-ecb-rate-hike-2) — 2026-06-12T08:32:59+00:00
- [The Energy Blind Spot Behind Core CPI Right Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/the-energy-blind-spot-behind-core-cpi-right-now) — 2026-06-12T05:30:04+00:00
- [What the Fed Makes of Surging Wholesale Prices](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-makes-of-surging-wholesale-prices) — 2026-06-11T17:39:19+00:00
- [Why the Fed Is Watching Consumer Inflation Expectations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-is-watching-consumer-inflation-expectations) — 2026-06-11T05:29:21+00:00
- [What the Fed Makes of the May CPI Print](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-makes-of-the-may-cpi-print) — 2026-06-10T17:40:34+00:00
- [What the Fed Makes of the Household Financial Anxiety Spike](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-makes-of-the-household-financial-anxiety-spike) — 2026-06-10T05:29:03+00:00
- [What the Fed Is Watching in the May Jobs Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-is-watching-in-the-may-jobs-report) — 2026-06-09T17:39:15+00:00
- [What the Fed Sees in the New York Fed Household Survey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-sees-in-the-new-york-fed-household-survey) — 2026-06-09T05:31:47+00:00
- [What the Fed Worries About When Households Get Nervous](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-worries-about-when-households-get-nervous) — 2026-06-08T17:37:53+00:00

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