{"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 Zero Lower Bound Again","slug":"why-central-banks-are-watching-the-zero-lower-bound-again","published_at":"2026-07-05T19:35:59+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-zero-lower-bound-again","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-0093.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/monetary-policy-explained/episode-0093.mp3","summary":"Episode 93 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna drill into the zero lower bound on interest rates — a concept that seemed obsolete after 2015 but is suddenly relevant again as several advanced economies flirt with near-zero policy rates in mid-2026. They use the Bank of Japan's experience as the central case, showing how Japan spent nearly a decade at the ZLB before moving to yield curve control, and why the ECB and Federal Reserve are now studying that playbook. The episode walks through the mechanics of the ZLB (why rates can't go much below zero without breaking the banking system), the 'reversal rate' theory from Stanford's Markus Brunnermeier, and how the Fed's 2026 review of its monetary policy framework is quietly grappling with this constraint. Specific numbers: the Bank of Japan's policy rate has been at -0.1 percent since 2016; the ECB's deposit rate is currently at 0 percent; the fed funds rate is at 0.75 percent. Listeners come away understanding why central bankers suddenly sound worried about a problem they thought they'd solved. #ZeroLowerBound #CentralBanks #MonetaryPolicy #BankOfJapan #FederalReserve #ECB #InterestRates #NegativeRates #ReversalRate #MarkusBrunnermeier #YieldCurveControl #PolicyRate #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #MonetaryPolicyExplained #LucasAndLuna #Macroprudential Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 93 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna drill into the zero lower bound on interest rates — a concept that seemed obsolete af…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":462,"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-zero-lower-bound-again/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-zero-lower-bound-again.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}