{"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 the Fed Reads the Rising Participation Rate","slug":"how-the-fed-reads-the-rising-participation-rate-2","published_at":"2026-07-09T05:39:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/how-the-fed-reads-the-rising-participation-rate-2","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-0103.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-federal-reserve-podcast/episode-0103.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising shift in the labor market: after months of falling participation, the rate ticked up slightly in June. They break down what the Fed sees in the details—prime-age workers returning, but older workers still on the sidelines—and why this seemingly good news complicates the rate path. With the fed funds rate at 3.63% and core PCE still sticky at 130.1, the hosts explain why a participation increase might actually delay rate cuts if it keeps wage pressure alive. They also tie in China's rising producer prices and what that means for global inflation signals the Fed watches. #FederalReserve #LaborForceParticipation #Inflation #MonetaryPolicy #InterestRates #FOMC #PCE #CPI #JobsReport #WageGrowth #ParticipationRate #Economics #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #LucasAndLuna #FedPolicy #LaborMarket #GlobalInflation Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising shift in the labor market: after months of falling participation, the rate ticked up slightly in June…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":384,"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-the-fed-reads-the-rising-participation-rate-2/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-the-fed-reads-the-rising-participation-rate-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}