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What the Fed Sees in the Tariff Fight Right Now
Season 1 Episode 37
Episode 37 of The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo dives into the latest tariff escalation announced June 4—fresh U.S. tariffs on 60 economies ov…
1 month ago
Why the Fed Is Watching the Tariff Fight
Season 1 Episode 36
The U.S. just proposed fresh tariffs on 60 economies over forced labor trade practices. Lucas and Luna break down why the Federal Reserve cares about…
1 month ago
What the Fed Makes of Sticky Core Services Inflation
Season 1 Episode 35
Episode 35 of The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna drill into core services excluding housing — the inflation component the Fed’s…
1 month ago
What the Fed Reads Into the May Jobs Number
Season 1 Episode 34
With the May jobs report due Friday and long-term unemployment already trending up, Lucas and Luna unpack what the Fed is actually looking for in the…
1 month ago
What the Fed Reads Into Long-Term Unemployment
Season 1 Episode 33
Episode 33 of The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo drills into the surge in long-term unemployment — workers jobless for 27 weeks or more. With t…
1 month ago
The Fed's Hidden Labor Market Indicator Nobody Talks About
Season 1 Episode 32
Lucas and Luna dive into the Federal Reserve's quiet focus on the duration of unemployment, not just the headline jobless rate. With long-term unempl…
1 month ago
The Fed's Hidden Metric on Long-Term Unemployment
Season 1 Episode 31
Episode 31 of The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo dives into a less-noticed but critical data point: the surge in long-term unemployment. With j…
1 month, 1 week ago
What the Fed Makes of the Job Openings Surge
Season 1 Episode 30
Episode 30 of The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna drill into the surprising jump in job openings to 7.6 million in April, the hi…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Fed Navigates Sticky Jobs Data and Flat Rates
Season 1 Episode 29
Lucas and Luna dig into today's ADP payrolls report—122,000 private-sector jobs added in May, stronger than expected—and ask what the Federal Reserve…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why the Fed Ignores the Yield Curve Inversion Now
Season 1 Episode 28
The two-year Treasury yield is 83 basis points higher than the ten-year. Historically, that kind of inversion has been a recession warning. So why is…
1 month, 1 week ago