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Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows core prices rose 3.3% annually in July
Core PCE inflation stayed at 3.3% as officials said rates may need to rise if price gains do not cool.
- The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Wednesday that core personal consumption expenditures inflation remained unchanged at 3.3% in July, matching June's pace and staying above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.
- Inflation has worsened since the Iran war began in late February when it stood at 2.9%, and during the Federal Open Market Committee's July meeting, "many" participants indicated interest rate hikes would "likely be necessary if inflation did not decline."
- Headline PCE rose 3.7% in July, notably above the 2% target, while markets priced in a 72.7% probability of interest rate hikes by December according to CME Group's FedWatch data.
- Some Fed officials remain divided on whether to hold rates steady or raise them to combat inflation, though some view the 0.2% monthly core inflation as a reassuring sign toward the 2% target.
- Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver a high-profile speech on Friday at the central bank's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with Wall Street closely watching for signals on future interest rate steps.
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Inflation was boosted in July by high energy prices caused by the war in Iran.
Washington, 26 Aug (EFE).- The underlying personal consumption expenditure price index (PCE), the indicator that the Federal Reserve uses as the main inflationary scale, showed on Wednesday a price rise in the United States of 3.3% year-on-year in July, a fact that puts more pressure on the entity to increase interest rates. The non-substantial data, which also includes food and energy, published on Wednesday by the Economic Analysis Bureau (BEA…
The underlying CPE reached 3.3% per year in July, while the overall index reached 3.7% above expected and the Federal Reserve target
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