{"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 Wholesale Prices Just Dropped and What It Means for the Fed","slug":"why-wholesale-prices-just-dropped-and-what-it-means-for-the-fed","published_at":"2026-07-16T20:14:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economic-forecast-podcast-with-fexingo-predictions-outlooks-and-what-s-coming-next-7871824/why-wholesale-prices-just-dropped-and-what-it-means-for-the-fed","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-0115.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-economic-forecast-podcast/episode-0115.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Economic Forecast Podcast, Lucas and Luna unpack the surprise decline in wholesale prices for June 2026, which fell 0.3% month-over-month driven largely by a sharp drop in gasoline. They explore what this PPI reading signals for the Fed's inflation fight, especially after the CPI came in at 3.5% annualized—slightly below expectations. With the fed funds rate stuck at 3.63% and the yield curve steepening, the hosts debate whether the disinflation trend is real or a temporary energy-driven mirage. They also tie in the JOLTS data showing job openings creeping back above 7.6 million, and the implications for wage growth. The episode zeroes in on a single question: is the economy finally giving the Fed room to cut rates before year-end, or will sticky core services inflation keep policymakers on hold? A data-driven, grounded conversation for anyone tracking the rate path. #PPI #WholesalePrices #Disinflation #FederalReserve #Inflation #CPI #Gasoline #CorePCE #JOLTS #JobOpenings #RateCuts #WageGrowth #YieldCurve #TenYearTreasury #EconomicForecast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #July2026 Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of The Economic Forecast Podcast, Lucas and Luna unpack the surprise decline in wholesale prices for June 2026, which fell 0.3% month-over…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":442,"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-wholesale-prices-just-dropped-and-what-it-means-for-the-fed/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-wholesale-prices-just-dropped-and-what-it-means-for-the-fed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}