{"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 Watching the Yield Curve Slope","slug":"why-central-banks-are-watching-the-yield-curve-slope","published_at":"2026-06-30T07:36:55+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-watching-the-yield-curve-slope","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-0082.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/monetary-policy-explained/episode-0082.mp3","summary":"Episode 82 of Monetary Policy Explained: Central Banks, Money Supply, and Interest Rates. Lucas and Luna dig into the yield curve slope—the gap between short-term and long-term bond yields—and why it has become a hotter topic than the curve's absolute level. They walk through the mechanics: how a flattening slope can signal tighter financial conditions even when the central bank hasn't moved, and why the slope inversion in 2023-2024 was a false alarm on recession. They also discuss a 2025 paper from the Bank for International Settlements that proposed a 'slope rule' for monetary policy, and whether the European Central Bank has been implicitly using it. Specific numbers: the spread between 2-year and 10-year German Bunds narrowing from 150 basis points in January 2025 to just 45 basis points by June 2026. One concrete takeaway: listeners will understand why the slope matters more than the level for predicting central bank moves, and how the slope rule could complement the Taylor Rule. #YieldCurve #CentralBanks #MonetaryPolicy #BondMarkets #BIS #EuropeanCentralBank #SlopeRule #InterestRates #LucasAndLuna #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #EconomicsPodcast #Macroeconomics #FinancialMarkets #BundSpreads #Steepening #Flattening #RecessionSignals Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 82 of Monetary Policy Explained: Central Banks, Money Supply, and Interest Rates. Lucas and Luna dig into the yield curve slope—the gap between sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":578,"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-watching-the-yield-curve-slope/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-watching-the-yield-curve-slope.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}