{"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 the Labor Force Participation Rate Is at a 50-Year Low","slug":"why-the-labor-force-participation-rate-is-at-a-50-year-low","published_at":"2026-07-14T05:56:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725/why-the-labor-force-participation-rate-is-at-a-50-year-low","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-0113.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/economic-indicators/episode-0113.mp3","summary":"The U.S. labor force participation rate has fallen to its lowest level since the 1970s, excluding the pandemic. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the June 2026 data—the rate dropped to 62.5%—and explore why workers are leaving or not returning. They discuss the role of aging demographics, the rise of long-term disability, and the mismatch between available jobs and worker skills. With job openings still elevated at 7.6 million and unemployment at 4.2%, the gap between job seekers and open positions is narrowing for the wrong reasons. The hosts also connect this trend to broader economic indicators like wage growth and capacity utilization, and consider what it means for the Fed's policy path. A data-driven look at one of the most consequential labor market shifts in modern history. #LaborForceParticipation #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #JobMarket #Unemployment #JOLTS #Demographics #WageGrowth #FedPolicy #CapacityUtilization #IndustrialProduction #GDP #Inflation #LaborMarket #Productivity #Retirement #Disability Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"The U.S. labor force participation rate has fallen to its lowest level since the 1970s, excluding the pandemic. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":445,"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-the-labor-force-participation-rate-is-at-a-50-year-low/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-the-labor-force-participation-rate-is-at-a-50-year-low.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}