What To Expect From Friday's Report On Inflation
The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation likely decelerated in January, providing some reassurance that cost-of-living increases are slowing to pre-pandemic levels.
Fed's favorite core inflation measure hits 2.6% in January, as expected
Excluding food and energy, core PCE also rose 0.3% for the month and was at 2.6% annually. Fed officials more closely follow ...
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Forecasts for January PCE Report Show Inflation Remaining Elevated
The annual rate of core PCE inflation is expected to drop from 2.8% in December to 2.6% in January. The Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady at its next meeting in March and through much ...
Why this week's positive inflation reports won't look as good to the Fed
Citi thinks March will see a "much more favorable" reading, with the firm predicting an out-of-consensus call of the Fed resuming its rate cuts in May. Market pricing currently indicates a much ...
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PCE Inflation Hits 4.0% MoM Annualized, Worst Since March. 3-Month PCE Hits 2.9%, Worst Since April
The 6-month PCE price index accelerated to +2.6% annualized, the worst increase since June 2024. The core PCE price index, which excludes food and energy items, accelerated to +0.28% in January ...