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How Falling Participation Is Reshaping Fed Rate Path
Season 2 Episode 97
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 ra…
4 days, 20 hours ago
How Falling Labor Force Participation Forces the Fed's Hand
Season 2 Episode 96
In Episode 96 of The Federal Reserve Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into a single startling data point: the U.S. labor force participation rate has fall…
5 days, 8 hours ago
Why Payrolls of 57000 Change the Feds Calculus
Season 2 Episode 95
The June jobs report showed payroll growth of just 57,000 and the unemployment rate ticking up to 4.2 percent. Lucas and Luna break down why this num…
5 days, 20 hours ago
How Falling Participation Forces the Feds Hand
Season 2 Episode 94
The July 2 jobs report showed payrolls growth of just 57,000 and the unemployment rate ticking up to 4.2 percent. But the number that should worry th…
6 days, 8 hours ago
How Falling Labor Force Participation Reshapes Fed Policy
Season 2 Episode 93
In Episode 93 of The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine the Fed's growing concern over falling labor force participation, w…
6 days, 20 hours ago
Why the Fed Cant Ignore Falling Labor Force Participation
Season 2 Episode 92
In this episode of The Federal Reserve Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a puzzle that's been quietly worrying central bankers: the labor force particip…
1 week ago
Why the Fed Cares About People Giving Up on Jobs
Season 2 Episode 91
On Episode 91 of The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna drill into the one labor market number that might matter more than the head…
1 week ago
How a Falling Participation Rate Confuses the Fed
Season 2 Episode 90
In this episode of The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine the surprising drop in the U.S. labor force participation rate to…
1 week, 1 day ago
How the June Jobs Miss Changes the Feds Rate Path
Season 2 Episode 89
The June 2026 jobs report landed with just 57,000 new payrolls — well below expectations — while the labor force participation rate hit a 50-year low…
1 week, 1 day ago
What the Feds Rate Pause Means for Small-Cap Stocks
Season 2 Episode 88
The Fed has held rates steady since January, and the Russell 2000 is barely budging. Lucas and Luna dig into why small-cap stocks are stuck despite a…
1 week, 2 days ago