Core PCE
Core PCE stronger than expected
  • Prior report was 4.7%
  • Core PCE price index
  • Core ex food and energy month-to-month 0.6% vs. 0.5% estimate. Last month 0.3%
  • PCE price index 1.0% vs 0.6% last month
  • Price index YoY 6.8% vs the same month last year of 6.3%
  • prices for goods increase 1.5%
  • prices for services rose 0.6%
  • food prices increase 1%
  • energy prices increased 7.5%

The data is hotter than expected and a negative for the rate expectations (all things being equal).

Combined with the personal income and consumption, the inflation numbers are not great