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

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

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 (https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo)

Publisher

Fexingo

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 May 2026

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

204 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026

   The Rent Gap Between CPI and Your Wallet

   We explore why the Consumer Price Index says inflation is cooling while your housing costs keep rising. Using August 2026 data showing Core CPI at 337.8 and the Fed Funds rate at 3.75 percent, we look at the lag in rental reporting and how homeownership expenses are distorting the official cost-of-living narrative. It’s a structural mismatch that affects everyone who pays rent or owns a home. #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics #CPI #CoreCPI #HousingInflation #RentVSOwn #FedFundsRate #CostOfLiving #ShelterComponent #RealEstate #MonetaryPolicy #FinancialLiteracy #PersonalFinance #Macroeconomics #InflationData #RentalMarket #MortgageRates Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo (https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo)

2. 

   10 Oct 2026

   The Tariff Tax on Your Everyday Groceries

   We look at why inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, according to the New York Fed. With core CPI holding near 337.8 in August and the S&P 500 trading around 7,812, we unpack how trade policy shifts are quietly reshaping your grocery bill. We examine the mechanics of tariff pass-through, the lag between policy announcements and shelf prices, and why services inflation remains stubbornly separate from these goods shocks. This is a deep dive into the specific cost drivers hitting households right now. #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #EconomicsExplained #InflationAnalysis #TariffImpact #GroceryPrices #CPIData #CostOfLiving #NewYorkFed #TradePolicy #ConsumerSpending #SupplyChainCosts #PCEIndex #MarketVolatility #FederalReserve #InterestRates #RetailTrends #EconomicNews Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo (https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo)

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   The Shrinkflation Gap Between CPI and Your Wallet

   Why your grocery bill feels heavier even as headline inflation cools, exploring the disconnect between official CPI data and real-world costs. Lucas and Luna break down how shrinkflation and product substitution are quietly raising your cost of living, using August 2026 CPI figures and NY Fed tariff analysis to explain why traditional metrics miss what you actually pay at checkout. #Shrinkflation #CPIvsReality #CostOfLiving #GroceryPrices #InflationExplained #ConsumerBehavior #ProductSubstitution #NYFedData #TariffImpact #HouseholdBudgets #RetailStrategy #EconomicIndicators #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LucasAndLuna #DailyFinance #SmartMoney #EverydayEconomics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo (https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo)

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