{"podcast":{"title":"Economic Indicators with Fexingo: GDP, CPI, PMI, and Reading the Macro Data","slug":"economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725","podcast_index_feed_id":7871725,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/economic-indicators.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/economic-indicators/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":121,"summary":"Lucas and Luna sit down each day with the latest releases of GDP, CPI, and PMI data, reading the macro tea leaves for what they actually mean for markets, policy, and business decisions. In each episode, Lucas traces a specific indicator—say, the core PCE deflator or the ISM manufacturing index—while Luna challenges the consensus interpretation, pushing toward the second-order effects that get lost in the headline numbers. They never just report the data; they argue about its signal-to-noise ratio, its revisions history, and its predictive track record. This is a show for the analyst, the portfolio manager, the economist, or the business leader who needs to interpret economic releases faster and more skeptically than the press releases. Lucas and Luna hold each other accountable to the numbers, calling out the difference between statistical noise and genuine turning points. Each episode closes with one unresolved tension: a data point that defies easy narrative, a lagging indicator that might be about to flip, or a policy response that could scramble the forecast. If you want to know not just what the data said today, but whether it matters for your next decision, this is the conv…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T12:21:16.733869+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725"},"episode":{"title":"How Capacity Utilization Flags a Turn Before GDP Does","slug":"how-capacity-utilization-flags-a-turn-before-gdp-does","published_at":"2026-07-08T18:18:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725/how-capacity-utilization-flags-a-turn-before-gdp-does","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/economic-indicators/episode-0102.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/economic-indicators/episode-0102.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Economic Indicators with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into capacity utilization—a leading indicator that often signals a turning point in the economy months before GDP data confirms it. Using the latest May 2026 data showing utilization at 76.2%, they explain why this number matters, how it connects to business investment and inflation, and what it tells us about the current cycle. With the yield curve steepening and the 10-year breakeven rate rising, capacity utilization offers a real-time check on whether the economy has room to run or is tapping the brakes. No jargon, just the signal. #CapacityUtilization #LeadingIndicators #GDP #BusinessCycles #IndustrialProduction #Inflation #FedPolicy #EconomicIndicators #Manufacturing #Investment #MacroData #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Podcast #June2026 #May2026 #YieldCurve Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of Economic Indicators with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into capacity utilization—a leading indicator that often signals a turning point…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":518,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725/episodes/how-capacity-utilization-flags-a-turn-before-gdp-does/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725/how-capacity-utilization-flags-a-turn-before-gdp-does.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}