February 29, 2024 18:55 GMT
Fed PCE Measures See Near-Term Lift But Y/Ys Ease Further
US DATA
- Cleveland Fed median: 0.43% M/M in January after 0.15%, fastest monthly pace since Jan’23.
- However, the Y/Y still eased from 3.7% to 3.5%, its lowest since Nov’21.
- Dallas Fed trimmed mean: accelerated from 2.5% to 2.9% annualized over six months.
- As with the Cleveland median, its Y/Y moderated further from 3.24% to 3.16% for also the lowest since Nov’21.
- For comparison, core PCE printed 0.42% M/M in January after 0.14%, accelerated from 1.9% to 2.5% annualized over six months, and eased a tenth to 2.84% Y/Y.
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