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

In this episode of Inflation Explained with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into a fresh angle: how geopolitical conflict — specifically the ongoing tensions with Iran — is feeding into the inflation that Americans feel every day. They anchor on the new consumer sentiment record low from May 22, 2026, and connect it to the CPI reading of 332.4 for April. Lucas breaks down the energy-to-goods transmiss...

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 housi...

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 actual...

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...

In this episode of Inflation Explained with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into a surprising angle: while headline CPI ticked up to 332.4 in April, certain goods and services tied to AI and automation are seeing outright deflation. They explore how the AI economy is rewriting the American Dream, with blue-collar workers poised to gain as AI drives down costs in logistics, manufacturing, and retail—bu...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the latest CPI data released April 2026. Headline inflation is cooling, but core CPI — which strips out food and energy — hit 335.4, up from 334.17 in March. They explain why economists watch core CPI as a signal of persistent inflation, especially with energy prices volatile due to the Iran war rattling markets. The conversation also touches on the 10-year...

In the debut episode of Inflation Explained with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dissect the seismic leadership change at the Federal Reserve. Kevin Warsh is sworn in as chair on Friday, inheriting an economy where inflation has surged back above 4% and investors are pricing in a rate hike by July. The hosts walk through Warsh's history as a crisis-era Fed governor, his hawkish instincts, and the 'bond vi...