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US Core Services Grind Higher Underneath Core CPI Miss

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  • US core CPI missed in March, at +0.32% M/M vs the +0.5% expected.
  • The miss looks mainly driven by used cars (-3.8% vs closer to -1% expected) and softer rents (+0.43% after +0.57%, some analysts thought similar again). OERs meanwhile were in line, +0.43% after +0.45% and remarkably steady for seven months now between 0.41-0.45. Core was however helped by an extremely strong rise in airfares (+10.66%).
  • Core goods inflation of -0.42% M/M is the weakest since -0.64% in Apr-2020 as a result of that drop in used cars. However, whilst core goods ex used cars & trucks clearly slowed in March, it only went from +0.6% to +0.38% M/M
  • Overall core service inflation meanwhile touched a new post-pandemic high of +0.60% M/M.
  • Immediate pricing for May 4 FOMC unchanged at 49bps of hikes but June 16 trimmed 2bps to 93.5bps and year-end down more than 10bps to 210bps.

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