{"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":"Why CPI Fell While Core Inflation Stayed Sticky","slug":"why-cpi-fell-while-core-inflation-stayed-sticky","published_at":"2026-07-15T05:55:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725/why-cpi-fell-while-core-inflation-stayed-sticky","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-0115.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/economic-indicators/episode-0115.mp3","summary":"In Episode 115 of Economic Indicators with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine the surprising June CPI report: headline inflation eased to 3.5% year-over-year, but core CPI barely budged at 336.1. They drill into what's driving the divergence — from falling energy prices to stubborn services inflation — and what it means for the Fed's next move. With the 10-year breakeven rate at 2.25% and the unemployment rate ticking down to 4.2%, the hosts debate whether the economy is cooling or just shifting shape. Plus, how bond markets are pricing the disconnect. #CPI #CoreInflation #FedPolicy #InflationData #JuneCPI #BondMarket #BreakevenRate #ServicesInflation #EnergyPrices #MonetaryPolicy #EconomicIndicators #MacroData #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics #Finance #Podcast #TreasuryYields Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In Episode 115 of Economic Indicators with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine the surprising June CPI report: headline inflation eased to 3.5% year-over-year…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":537,"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/why-cpi-fell-while-core-inflation-stayed-sticky/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/why-cpi-fell-while-core-inflation-stayed-sticky.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}