The Fed’s favorite inflation indicator – Core PCE – printed hotter than expected in September (+2.7% vs +2.6% exp), flat with August’s 2.7% rise…
Source: Bloomberg
The headline PCE rose 0.2% MoM, which dragged down YoY PCE to +2.1% – its lowest since Feb 2021…
Source: Bloomberg
On a MoM basis, PCE appears to be accelerating with Durable Goods and Services costs picking up…
Source: Bloomberg
And finally, the so-called SuperCore PCE (Services Ex-Shelter) rose 0.3% MoM leaving the YoY cange ‘sticky’ at around 3.2%…
Source: Bloomberg
Personal Incomes rose 0.3% MoM (as expected) but Spending rose by more (+0.5% vs 0.4% exp)…
Source: Bloomberg
But on a YoY basis, bond spending and income growth is slowing…
Source: Bloomberg
On the income side, Private wage growth 6.4% in Sept, unch while Government wage growth 6.7% in Sept, down from 6.9%, and well below record high 7.9% in March…
Source: Bloomberg
Finally, acyclical inflation is awkwardly stuck extremely high while the cyclical segment of inflation has reverted to normal…
Source: Bloomberg
Not exactly the kind of data that enshrines The Fed with a god-given right to cut rates.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 10/31/2024 – 08:41
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