{"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 Unemployment Rate Is Falling Despite Slow Hiring","slug":"why-the-unemployment-rate-is-falling-despite-slow-hiring","published_at":"2026-07-14T18:08:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725/why-the-unemployment-rate-is-falling-despite-slow-hiring","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-0114.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/economic-indicators/episode-0114.mp3","summary":"Episode 114 of Economic Indicators with Fexingo examines a paradox in the June 2026 jobs data: the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent even as payroll growth remained modest. Lucas and Luna unpack the role of labor force participation—now at a five-decade low—and how discouraged workers leaving the job pool can improve the headline rate without a hiring boom. They look at prime-age participation rates, wage growth ticking up to $37.60 an hour, and what the combination means for the Fed's next move. With the CPI cooling to 3.5 percent and the 10-year breakeven creeping higher, the hosts ask whether this labor market is tightening or just shrinking around the edges. A concrete look at one of the most misleading metrics in economics. #UnemploymentRate #LaborForceParticipation #NonfarmPayrolls #AverageHourlyEarnings #WageGrowth #CPI #10YearBreakeven #FederalReserve #JobsReport #DiscouragedWorkers #PrimeAgeParticipation #LaborMarket #Economics #MacroData #FexingoBusiness #EconomicIndicators #BusinessPodcast #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 114 of Economic Indicators with Fexingo examines a paradox in the June 2026 jobs data: the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent even as payrol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":438,"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-unemployment-rate-is-falling-despite-slow-hiring/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-unemployment-rate-is-falling-despite-slow-hiring.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}