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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... quarter upgrade. In spite of stronger economic growth, inflation measures remained tamed. The personal consumption expenditure (PCE) deflator was unchanged at 2 per cent as was the Fed's favoured measure of inflation - the core PCE deflator. This report ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
... cent while public construction rose 0.2 per cent. But this good news comes at a price. The personal consumption expenditure (PCE) deflator rose by 0.4 per cent in March with the core rate -- the Fed's favoured inflation measure -- up by 0.3 per cent. ...

US interest rates likely to rise as inflation builds, poll finds

... of the year, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation jumped to 2%. That index, the core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) measure, rose by 1% during the four quarters of 2003. "The Fed will view the report as evidence that inflation pressures ...