{"podcast":{"title":"The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo: Interest Rates, FOMC Meetings, and Monetary Policy","slug":"the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696","podcast_index_feed_id":7871696,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-federal-reserve-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-federal-reserve-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":121,"summary":"Lucas and Luna dissect the Federal Reserve's every move—from FOMC rate decisions and dot-plot projections to the arcane mechanics of open market operations. Each episode opens with a live data snapshot: the current fed funds rate, Treasury yield curve slope, and the latest reading on the Fed's preferred inflation gauge (PCE). Then they argue over what the data actually means. Should the market price in a cut? Is QT about to end? Why did one regional Fed president break with the consensus? The conversation is calibrated for the listener who already knows the difference between IOER and ON RRP and wants to hear two incisive analysts—not pundits—wrestle with the nuances. Lucas brings the journalist's instinct for what matters to Main Street; Luna pushes back with the macro quant's obsession with regime odds. Together they walk the line between monetary theory and the real-world bets that portfolio managers, corporate treasurers, and independent investors are making this week. No helicopter economics. No 'Fed will save us' cheerleading. Just a clear-eyed, numbers-driven interrogation of the central bank that moves every market. By the end, you'll have a sharper framework for interpret…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T12:19:18.798932+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696"},"episode":{"title":"How Falling Participation Is Reshaping Fed Rate Path","slug":"how-falling-participation-is-reshaping-fed-rate-path","published_at":"2026-07-06T17:49:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-falling-participation-is-reshaping-fed-rate-path","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-federal-reserve-podcast/episode-0097.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-federal-reserve-podcast/episode-0097.mp3","summary":"Lucas and Luna dive into the latest labor force participation rate drop to its lowest in 50 years outside Covid, and what that means for the Fed's rate path. They break down why workers are leaving, how the June payrolls miss of 57,000 fits, and why the Fed is stuck between inflation and a shrinking workforce. With the 10-year Treasury at 4.48%, they explore the real economy beyond the headlines. #LaborForceParticipation #FederalReserve #InterestRates #FOMC #Inflation #Payrolls #JobsReport #MonetaryPolicy #Economy #10YearTreasury #CorePCE #ParticipationRate #WorkerShortage #Stagflation #Economics #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #FedPolicy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Lucas and Luna dive into the latest labor force participation rate drop to its lowest in 50 years outside Covid, and what that means for the Fed's rate pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":604,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/episodes/how-falling-participation-is-reshaping-fed-rate-path/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-falling-participation-is-reshaping-fed-rate-path.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}