{"podcast":{"title":"Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo: Central Banks, Money Supply, and Interest Rates","slug":"monetary-policy-explained-with-fexingo-central-banks-money-supply-and-interest-rates-7872013","podcast_index_feed_id":7872013,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/monetary-policy-explained.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/monetary-policy-explained/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":116,"summary":"Lucas and Luna examine how central banks shape the economy through money supply and interest rates. Each episode dissects a specific policy move — a rate hike by the Federal Reserve, a quantitative easing program by the ECB, or a reserve requirement change by the People's Bank of China — and traces its impact on inflation, employment, and financial markets. Lucas brings the macroeconomic framework, citing exact data points from recent central bank statements and academic research. Luna pushes for the real-world implications: what does a 25-basis-point increase mean for a small business owner in Ohio or a bond trader in London? Together, they strip away jargon to reveal the mechanics of monetary transmission. The show serves investors, economics students, and professionals who need to understand policy signals without the noise. No hot takes, no political spin — just a clear-eyed look at how decisions made in marble halls ripple through the global economy. Can a central bank really steer growth without causing a recession? Lucas and Luna don't claim to have the answer, but they give you the tools to decide for yourself. #MonetaryPolicy #CentralBanks #FederalReserve #ECB #InterestRa…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:19:46.455535+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/monetary-policy-explained-with-fexingo-central-banks-money-supply-and-interest-rates-7872013"},"episode":{"title":"Why Central Banks Are Issuing Digital Currencies Now","slug":"why-central-banks-are-issuing-digital-currencies-now","published_at":"2026-06-21T19:47:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/monetary-policy-explained-with-fexingo-central-banks-money-supply-and-interest-rates-7872013/why-central-banks-are-issuing-digital-currencies-now","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/monetary-policy-explained-with-fexingo-central-banks-money-supply-and-interest-rates-7872013","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/monetary-policy-explained/episode-0065.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/monetary-policy-explained/episode-0065.mp3","summary":"Episode 65 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo drills into the quiet, practical reasons central banks from the Bahamas to Sweden to China are pushing out retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Lucas and Luna unpack why it's not about replacing cash or surveilling citizens, but about defending monetary sovereignty as private crypto and Big Tech payments gain ground. They walk through the Bahamas' Sand Dollar launch as the first live retail CBDC, explain the 'digital dollar' pilot at the Boston Fed, and debate whether CBDCs are a genuine policy upgrade or a solution in search of a problem. Specific, grounded, and skeptical without being cynical. No clickbait, no hype — just the economics of digital fiat. #CBDC #CentralBankDigitalCurrency #DigitalDollar #SandDollar #Bahamas #FederalReserve #ProjectHamilton #ECB #DigitalEuro #China #eCNY #MonetaryPolicy #Economics #Payments #Crypto #Fintech #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 65 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo drills into the quiet, practical reasons central banks from the Bahamas to Sweden to China are pushin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":648,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/monetary-policy-explained-with-fexingo-central-banks-money-supply-and-interest-rates-7872013/episodes/why-central-banks-are-issuing-digital-currencies-now/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/monetary-policy-explained-with-fexingo-central-banks-money-supply-and-interest-rates-7872013/why-central-banks-are-issuing-digital-currencies-now.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}