ChainCatcher News, according to Jinshi reports, “Federal Reserve spokesperson” Nick Timiraos predicts that the U.S. December PCE inflation (core and overall) will increase by 0.37% month-over-month (annualized rate of 4.5%). This will raise the core PCE index annual rate to 3%, the highest level since February 2025. The overall PCE annual rate is expected to be 2.9%, the highest since March 2024.
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