{"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":"What Wholesale Inflation Means for Your Portfolio","slug":"what-wholesale-inflation-means-for-your-portfolio","published_at":"2026-06-12T08:53:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725/what-wholesale-inflation-means-for-your-portfolio","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-0047.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/economic-indicators/episode-0047.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Economic Indicators with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into the May 2026 Producer Price Index report—wholesale prices surged 1.1% month-over-month, far above expectations, driven by a spike in energy costs linked to the Iran conflict. They discuss why PPI matters as a leading indicator for consumer inflation, how the 10-year breakeven rate is diverging from PPI, and what this means for Fed policy and interest-sensitive sectors. The hosts also connect the data to the ECB's surprise rate hike and the widening gap between industrial production and capacity utilization. A focused look at a single data point that could reshape the macro outlook. #PPI #WholesaleInflation #ProducerPriceIndex #EnergyCosts #IranConflict #Inflation #FederalReserve #ECB #InterestRates #10YearBreakeven #IndustrialProduction #CapacityUtilization #MacroData #Economics #EconomicIndicators #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Investing Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of Economic Indicators with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into the May 2026 Producer Price Index report—wholesale prices surged 1.1% month-o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":583,"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/what-wholesale-inflation-means-for-your-portfolio/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/what-wholesale-inflation-means-for-your-portfolio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}