{"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 Fed Makes of the ECB Rate Hike","slug":"what-the-fed-makes-of-the-ecb-rate-hike-2","published_at":"2026-06-12T08:32:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/what-the-fed-makes-of-the-ecb-rate-hike-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-0047.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-federal-reserve-podcast/episode-0047.mp3","summary":"Episode 47 of The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo examines how the European Central Bank's surprise rate hike on June 11, 2026—the first since 2023—changes the calculus for the Federal Reserve. Lucas and Luna break down the energy-price shock behind the ECB's move, why it pressures the Fed to stay hawkish, and what the 10-year breakeven inflation drop to 2.29% says about market expectations. They also connect the ECB decision to the May CPI print of 4.2% annual inflation and the Fed's current stance at 3.62% effective rate. A focused analysis of central-bank interdependence in a conflict-driven energy crisis. #FederalReserve #ECB #RateHike #MonetaryPolicy #Inflation #EnergyCrisis #IranConflict #CPI #BreakevenInflation #FOMC #InterestRates #CentralBanking #Economics #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Fexingo #FedPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 47 of The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo examines how the European Central Bank's surprise rate hike on June 11, 2026—the first since 2023—c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":447,"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-fed-makes-of-the-ecb-rate-hike-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/what-the-fed-makes-of-the-ecb-rate-hike-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}