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Inflation Explained with Fexingo: CPI, Prices, and the Cost of Living for Everyday People

Inflation Explained with Fexingo: CPI, Prices, and the Cost of Living for Everyday People

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Lucas and Luna anchor every episode of Inflation Explained with Fexingo in the latest CPI release, producer price index, and personal consumption expenditures data, pulling real-time figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Federal Reserve Economic Data. They dissect how a tenth-of-a-point move in core inflation ripples through grocery bills, rent renewals, and wage negotiations. Lucas charts the historical arc of price shocks, from the 1970s oil embargo to today's shelter-cost stickiness, while Luna presses on the human impact: what a 3.4% annual inflation rate means for a household earning the median US income, for a retiree on a fixed annuity, for a small business owner adjusting menu prices. Each episode tackles a single inflation driver—used-car indexes, energy futures, medical care services—with clear definitions of terms like 'trimmed mean' and 'supercore services.' The conversation stays grounded in named cases: how Walmart's pricing power affects the PCE, how rent-stabilization policies alter CPI weights, how the Cleveland Fed's inflation nowcast differs from the official print. Lucas and Luna never simplify for drama; they treat the listener as someone who reads the earnings call transcripts and the Fed minutes but wants a sharper lens on the numbers. The show is for anyone who needs to understand inflation not as a headline but as a force that reshapes budgets, investment portfolios, and business models. What happens when the disinflation narrative stalls? How do you separate sticky inflation from base effects? #CPI #Inflation #FederalReserve #CostOfLiving #ConsumerPriceIndex #ProducerPriceIndex #PCE #MonetaryPolicy #WageGrowth #RentIndex #EnergyPrices #CoreInflation #EconomicData #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics #InflationExplained Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved.
Episodes
  • Why Inflation Feels Worse Than the Headline Number

    Why Inflation Feels Worse Than the Headline Number
    May 23 2026
    The official CPI sits at 332.4, up just 0.6 percent from last month. But consumer sentiment hit a record low in May. Lucas and Luna unpack the gap between the aggregate inflation figure and what households actually experience at the register. They drill into the specific basket composition issue — how fuel and food cost spikes in a geopolitical crisis get smoothed over by indices that weight housing and medical care heavily. Plus: why the AI economy and Iran war are pulling inflation in opposite directions for different income groups. And listener support keeps the conversation going: buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. #Inflation #CPI #ConsumerSentiment #IranWar #AIEconomy #CostOfLiving #FederalReserve #CoreCPI #GasPrices #RentInflation #BasketOfGoods #EconomicData #Geopolitics #BlueCollar #WealthEffect #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    10 mins
  • Why the Fed Is Betting Big on the Bond Market’s Inflation Signal

    Why the Fed Is Betting Big on the Bond Market’s Inflation Signal
    May 22 2026
    In this episode of Inflation Explained, Lucas and Luna dig into a quiet but powerful shift in how the Federal Reserve reads inflation expectations. With the 10-year breakeven inflation rate falling to 2.39% even as consumer sentiment hits record lows over Iran war fears, the hosts explore why the bond market's message might be more trustworthy than surveys. They explain what breakeven rates actually measure, why the Fed under incoming chair Kevin Warsh is paying closer attention to this metric, and what it could mean for interest rates later this year. Lucas walks through a concrete example from the April CPI data to show how the bond market's 'inflation insurance' is priced. Luna pushes back on whether markets are too complacent about war-driven price spikes. The episode closes with a forward look at how the Fed might use breakevens as a communication tool, not just a forecast. #BreakevenInflation #10YearTreasury #FederalReserve #KevinWarsh #CPI #BondMarket #InflationExpectations #TIPS #MonetaryPolicy #IranWar #ConsumerSentiment #InterestRates #Economics #InflationExplained #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LucasAndLuna #MarketSignals Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    5 mins
  • Why Your Rent Is Still Rising Even as Inflation Cools

    Why Your Rent Is Still Rising Even as Inflation Cools
    May 22 2026
    In this episode of Inflation Explained with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into why shelter inflation remains stubbornly high even as the headline CPI has moderated to 332.4. They explain the lag in how rent data is collected, why owners' equivalent rent behaves differently from market-rate leases, and what the 10-year breakeven inflation rate dropping to 2.39 percent might signal for future housing costs. The hosts break down the gap between what tenants are actually paying and what the government's surveys capture, offering concrete context for listeners wondering why their own rent hasn't gone down. A timely look at one of the most persistent components of consumer inflation. #InflationExplained #CPI #ShelterInflation #Rent #OwnersEquivalentRent #CostOfLiving #Housing #FederalReserve #KevinWarsh #BreakevenInflationRate #CoreCPI #InflationData #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LucasAndLuna #InflationPodcast #RentCrisis Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    7 mins
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