{"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":"Why Home Renovation Spending Is Crashing Even as Home Prices Rise","slug":"why-home-renovation-spending-is-crashing-even-as-home-prices-rise","published_at":"2026-07-23T11:15:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economic-forecast-podcast-with-fexingo-predictions-outlooks-and-what-s-coming-next-7871824/why-home-renovation-spending-is-crashing-even-as-home-prices-rise","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-0128.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-economic-forecast-podcast/episode-0128.mp3","summary":"New data from the Joint Center for Housing Studies shows spending on home improvements and repairs in the U.S. dropped 8.3% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to a year ago, the steepest decline since 2010. Lucas and Luna dig into why homeowners are pulling back on renovations despite record home equity—and what that signals about consumer confidence and the broader economy. They connect the dip to higher interest rates, lingering inflation on materials, and a shift in spending priorities post-pandemic. The episode also touches on how this affects employment in construction trades and what it means for GDP growth going forward. A focused, data-driven conversation that helps listeners understand a hidden weakness in the consumer sector. #HomeRenovation #HousingMarket #ConsumerSpending #InterestRates #Construction #HomeEquity #Remodeling #JointCenterForHousingStudies #GDP #Inflation #LaborMarket #RealEstate #Economy #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #EconomicForecastPodcast #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"New data from the Joint Center for Housing Studies shows spending on home improvements and repairs in the U.S. dropped 8.3% in the second quarter of 2026…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":353,"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/why-home-renovation-spending-is-crashing-even-as-home-prices-rise/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/why-home-renovation-spending-is-crashing-even-as-home-prices-rise.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}