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Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
In 'Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo,' Lucas and Luna examine the return of an economic condition many thought buried with the 1970s: high inflation paired with stagnant growth. Each episode grounds the conversation in current data from major economies—CPI prints, GDP revisions, unemployment figures, and central bank statements—then draws historical parallels to the oil shocks, wage-price spirals, and policy missteps of the post-Bretton Woods era. Lucas, with a fountain pen in hand…
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Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s EchoesHow Stagflation Is Reshaping the Home Renovation Market
In Episode 108 of Stagflation Conversations, Lucas and Luna explore how stagflation is transforming the home renovation industry. With real GDP growth at 2.1%…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Home Renovation Market
In episode 107 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine how persistent stagflation is hitting the home renovation industry. With the…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Pet Food Industry
In episode 106 of Stagflation Conversations, Lucas and Luna examine how persistent high inflation and slow growth are reshaping what Americans feed their pets…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Pet Care Industry
In this episode of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine how high inflation and slow growth are transforming the pet care industry…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Fast-Food Value Menu
Episode 104 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo examines how persistent high inflation and slowing growth are reshaping the fast-food value menu. Lucas…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Warehouse Industry
In episode 103 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine how the combination of high inflation and slow growth is transforming the…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Property Insurance Industry
Episode 102 of Stagflation Conversations tackles a quiet crisis: property insurance. With inflation pushing replacement costs higher and slow GDP growth…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Fast Casual Dining Industry
In episode 101 of Stagflation Conversations, Lucas and Luna examine how the fast casual dining sector is being squeezed between rising food costs and cautious…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Public Library System
For episode 100, Lucas and Luna explore how stagflation is quietly squeezing America's public libraries. With inflation at 4.5% and local government…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Vacation Rental Industry
In Episode 99 of Stagflation Conversations, Lucas and Luna examine how persistent high inflation and slowing growth are transforming the vacation rental…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Professional Sports Industry
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine how persistent stagflation—high inflation paired with sluggish growth—is squeezing professional sports teams, leagues…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Fast-Food Value Menu
Episode 97 of Stagflation Conversations looks at how persistent high inflation and sluggish growth are squeezing the fast-food industry's long-standing…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Childcare Industry
Episode 96 digs into a quiet crisis: stagflation is strangling the childcare industry. Lucas and Luna examine how rising costs and stagnant wages are forcing…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Gold Mining Industry
Episode 95 of Stagflation Conversations dives into the gold mining sector, where producers are facing a paradox: soaring gold prices near $4,200 per ounce but…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Homeowners Insurance Market
Homeowners insurance premiums are surging faster than overall inflation, and in a stagflation environment—high CPI, slow real GDP growth, and a tight labor…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Hotel Industry
Lucas and Luna explore how persistent stagflation—high inflation and slow growth—is transforming the hotel industry in mid-2026. With core CPI still running…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Craft Beer Industry
In Episode 92 of Stagflation Conversations, Lucas and Luna examine how prolonged stagflation is squeezing craft breweries across the United States. With input…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Beer Industry
Lucas and Luna examine how stagflation is hitting the beer industry from two sides: rising input costs and shifting consumer demand. With barley prices up 18%…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the European Airline Industry
Episode 90 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna examine how stagflation is squeezing Europe's budget airlines. With core PCE at 130.1…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Insurance Industry
Episode 89 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo tackles a lurking cost that's quietly eating into household budgets: insurance premiums. Lucas and…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Labor Force Participation Rate
In Episode 88 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into a troubling economic indicator: the labor force participation rate has fallen…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Used Car Market
In this episode of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the surprising dynamics of the used car market during a period of high…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping Higher Education Enrollment
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how stagflation—high inflation and slow growth—is driving a surprising shift in college enrollment. With real consumer…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Wine Industry
Episode 85 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna explore how high inflation and sluggish growth are reshaping the wine business — from…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Diamond Market
Episode 84 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo looks at an unexpected casualty of the current economic climate: the diamond market. With CPI at 334 and…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Pet Industry
Episode 83 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo examines how high inflation and slow growth are hitting the $150 billion pet industry. Lucas and Luna look…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Dental Industry
Lucas and Luna examine how persistent stagflation is hitting the dental industry harder than most. With core inflation at 3.4% and unemployment at 4.3%, dental…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Golf Industry
Episode 81 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo dives into how high inflation and sluggish growth are hitting the golf industry. Lucas and Luna explore…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Squeezing Independent Pharmacies
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine how independent pharmacies are being squeezed by stagflation's double blow: rising costs and stagnant…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Corporate Bond Market
Episode 79 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo examines how persistent stagflation is transforming the corporate bond market. Lucas and Luna break down…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Movie Theater Business
Lucas and Luna examine how persistent stagflation is transforming the movie theater industry. With core inflation at 3.4% and real wage growth lagging…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Art Market
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how persistent stagflation is transforming the fine art market. With core inflation hitting 3.4% in May 2026 and gold…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Apartment Rental Market
In episode 76 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna drill into a surprising effect of today's high-inflation, slow-growth environment…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Shipping Industry
In Episode 75 of Stagflation Conversations, Lucas and Luna explore how high inflation and slow growth are hitting global shipping — with the Strait of Hormuz…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Stagflation Is Reshaping the Home Renovation Market
Lucas and Luna explore how stagflation is transforming home renovation. With core inflation hitting 3.4% in May and jobless claims dropping to 215,000…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Geographic Rebalancing of Food Production
As stagflation persists into mid-2026, Lucas and Luna examine a quiet but powerful shift: the geographic rebalancing of food production. With core inflation at…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Insurance Industry
In this episode of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how the current mix of high inflation and slow growth is squeezing the…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Factory Floor
Lucas and Luna examine the stunning spike in factory job cuts this June, which hit levels not seen since the financial crisis and the early days of Covid. They…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Trucking Industry
In Episode 70 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine how the trucking industry is navigating high inflation and slow growth. With…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Job Market for Skilled Trades
In this episode of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna drill into a surprising bright spot in today's economy: the skilled trades. With…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Fast Food Industry
In this episode of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how the current stagflationary environment is reshaping the fast food…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Job Market for Recent Graduates
Lucas and Luna examine how stagflation is hitting the Class of 2026 hardest. With CPI at 334 and real GDP growth barely above 1.6 percent, entry-level hiring…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Used Car Market
Lucas and Luna dig into the used car market under stagflation, where high inflation and slow growth are creating a strange paradox. New car prices are up 8…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Used Car Market
Episode 65 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo dives into the used car market, where a surprising trend is emerging: instead of crashing, prices are…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Condo Insurance Market
Episode 64 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo dives into a quietly crumbling corner of real estate: condominium associations struggling to get property…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the College Admissions Market
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising consequence of stagflation: the growing disconnect between elite college tuition and family incomes. With…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Squeezing the Pet Care Industry
In Episode 62 of Stagflation Conversations, Lucas and Luna examine how persistent stagflation is reshaping the pet care industry. With consumer price inflation…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reviving the Gold Silver Ratio Trade
Episode 61 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo. Hosts Lucas and Luna examine the gold-silver ratio, which has surged past 64 as silver plunges 7.4% in…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Craft Brewing Industry
Episode 60 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo looks at how persistent high inflation and sluggish growth are forcing craft breweries to adapt or close…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Luxury Watch Market
Lucas and Luna examine how stagflation is distorting the luxury watch market, from Rolex and Patek Philippe to secondary-market corrections. They discuss why…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Stagflation Is Reviving the Corporate Bond Market
Episode 58 of our stagflation series dives into a surprising beneficiary of slow growth and persistent inflation: the corporate bond market. With the S&P 500…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Stagflation Is Reviving the Barter Economy
Lucas and Luna explore how persistent high inflation and slow growth are driving a quiet resurgence in barter and trade exchanges. With CPI at 334 and core…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Boosting Gold Mining Stocks
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the disconnect between gold's price surge and the broader stagflationary environment. On June 17, 2026, gold…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Wholesale Energy Market
In Episode 55 of Stagflation Conversations, Lucas and Luna drill into how persistent stagflation is quietly transforming the wholesale energy market. With…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Comic Book Market
Lucas and Luna explore how stagflation is driving demand for vintage comic books as an alternative asset. With consumer prices rising 4.2% annually and real…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Home Renovation Market
Episode 53 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo examines how high inflation and slow growth are hitting home renovations. Lucas and Luna break down the…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Silver Market
Episode 52 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo examines silver's dual identity as both an industrial metal and a monetary hedge during the current…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
Why Stagflation Is Reshaping Subscription Pricing Models
In this episode of Stagflation Conversations, Lucas and Luna examine how persistent high inflation and sluggish growth are forcing companies to rethink…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Wholesale Energy Market
Lucas and Luna examine how stagflation is transforming wholesale energy markets, using the latest data: the ECB's first rate hike since 2023, a 1.1% surge…
- Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes
How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Gold Mining Industry
Gold prices have surged past $4,200 an ounce, but gold mining stocks aren't keeping pace. Lucas and Luna explore the disconnect: why miners are struggling…