Fed’s preferred inflation gauge comes in hotter than expected
Core PCE, the Fed's preferred inflation measure, exceeded the 4.7% YoY forecast, printing at 4.9%. However, on a month-on-month basis, it was 0.6% against the 0.5% expected. Food and energy prices are excluded from the core number, implying that aggregate demand hasn't adjusted as expected for the Fed's current hiking cycle.
The US 02-year note spiked on the announcement to 4.21%. The market has priced in a 57% probability that the Fed will deliver another 75 bps increase for its November meeting. In New York, Fed Vice Chair Brainard stressed that "policy will need to be restrictive" and that "we are committed to avoiding pulling back prematurely."
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