{"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":"What the Falling PCE Tells Us About Fed Policy","slug":"what-the-falling-pce-tells-us-about-fed-policy","published_at":"2026-07-14T17:49:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-falling-pce-tells-us-about-fed-policy","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-0114.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-federal-reserve-podcast/episode-0114.mp3","summary":"Lucas and Luna dig into the latest PCE data to explore why the Fed is shifting its focus from CPI to the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index. With CPI easing but PCE still rising, they break down how the Fed uses PCE to gauge inflation trends, why core PCE matters more than headline, and what the flat interest on reserve balances signals about rate policy. They also discuss how 'funflation' is distorting consumer behavior and complicating the Fed's job. A data-driven look at the Fed's preferred inflation gauge and what it means for future rate decisions. #FederalReserve #MonetaryPolicy #Inflation #PCE #CPI #InterestRates #FOMC #Economics #Funflation #CorePCE #FedFundsRate #ConsumerPrices #EconomicData #CentralBanking #Macroeconomics #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #Finance Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Lucas and Luna dig into the latest PCE data to explore why the Fed is shifting its focus from CPI to the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index. Wi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":444,"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/what-the-falling-pce-tells-us-about-fed-policy/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/what-the-falling-pce-tells-us-about-fed-policy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}