{"podcast":{"title":"The Economic Forecast Podcast with Fexingo: Predictions, Outlooks, and What's Coming Next","slug":"the-economic-forecast-podcast-with-fexingo-predictions-outlooks-and-what-s-coming-next-7871824","podcast_index_feed_id":7871824,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-economic-forecast-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-economic-forecast-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":130,"summary":"Every weekday, Lucas and Luna sit down at the forecast desk to examine the macroeconomic forces shaping the next quarter, the next year, and the next decade. They don't trade in headlines or market chatter. Instead, they walk through the actual data releases—CPI prints, payroll reports, PMI surveys, central-bank statements—and debate what the numbers mean for investors, business leaders, and policymakers. Lucas, the lead, draws on a journalist's instinct for what matters; Luna, the engaged interlocutor, pushes back with the skepticism of a veteran analyst. Together they dissect fan-of-possibilities projections from the Fed and the IMF, weigh the odds of recession versus soft landing, and trace how shifts in fiscal policy ripple through bond markets, currencies, and capital flows. The listener is someone who already knows the difference between a basis point and a percentage point, who reads central-bank minutes for fun, and who wants a conversation that treats macroeconomics as a discipline—not a spectator sport. Each episode leaves you with one specific question: given what we know today, which of those branching forecast paths is most likely, and why? #Macroeconomics #FederalRes…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T16:18:28.846810+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economic-forecast-podcast-with-fexingo-predictions-outlooks-and-what-s-coming-next-7871824"},"episode":{"title":"The Vacation Spending Mystery of Summer 2026","slug":"the-vacation-spending-mystery-of-summer-2026","published_at":"2026-07-15T07:45:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economic-forecast-podcast-with-fexingo-predictions-outlooks-and-what-s-coming-next-7871824/the-vacation-spending-mystery-of-summer-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economic-forecast-podcast-with-fexingo-predictions-outlooks-and-what-s-coming-next-7871824","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-economic-forecast-podcast/episode-0112.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-economic-forecast-podcast/episode-0112.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine a puzzling economic trend: despite high inflation and squeezed budgets, Americans are spending more on summer vacations than ever before. Using data from the latest CPI report and travel industry surveys, they explore how 'revenge travel' has evolved into a persistent shift in consumer priorities, what it means for the services sector, and why economists are rethinking old models of discretionary spending. The hosts also discuss the role of remote work in enabling longer trips and the impact on local economies. Tune in for a deep dive into the economic forces behind the summer spending surge. #Economics #ConsumerSpending #VacationEconomics #TravelTrends #Inflation #ServicesSector #RemoteWork #CPI #DiscretionarySpending #RevengeTravel #Summer2026 #ConsumerBehavior #Hospitality #AirlineIndustry #HotelPricing #EconomicData #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine a puzzling economic trend: despite high inflation and squeezed budgets, Americans are spending more on summer vaca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":649,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-economic-forecast-podcast-with-fexingo-predictions-outlooks-and-what-s-coming-next-7871824/episodes/the-vacation-spending-mystery-of-summer-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economic-forecast-podcast-with-fexingo-predictions-outlooks-and-what-s-coming-next-7871824/the-vacation-spending-mystery-of-summer-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}