{"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":"Why the Fed Cares About Falling Participation Rate","slug":"why-the-fed-cares-about-falling-participation-rate","published_at":"2026-07-07T17:56:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-reserve-podcast-with-fexingo-interest-rates-fomc-meetings-and-monetary-policy-7871696/why-the-fed-cares-about-falling-participation-rate","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-0099.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-federal-reserve-podcast/episode-0099.mp3","summary":"In episode 99 of The Federal Reserve Podcast, Lucas and Luna break down why the U.S. labor force participation rate has fallen to its lowest level in 50 years outside of the COVID era, and what that means for the Fed's interest rate path. With the June jobs report showing only 57,000 payrolls added and the unemployment rate at 4.2%, the hosts examine how discouraged workers are reshaping the Fed's view of the labor market. They discuss whether the central bank can ignore this trend, how it affects inflation forecasts, and why falling participation might force the Fed to keep rates higher for longer even as job creation slows. #FederalReserve #LaborForceParticipation #JobsReport #InterestRates #MonetaryPolicy #FOMC #Inflation #Unemployment #DiscouragedWorkers #Payrolls #EconomicData #CentralBanking #LaborMarket #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #FedWatch #RatePath Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In episode 99 of The Federal Reserve Podcast, Lucas and Luna break down why the U.S. labor force participation rate has fallen to its lowest level in 50 y…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":449,"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/why-the-fed-cares-about-falling-participation-rate/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/why-the-fed-cares-about-falling-participation-rate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}