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Confused and confounded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... year-on-year. If this comes in as expected, it wouldn't alter the prevailing trend of soft inflation in the US. The core PCE price index has trended lower, from around 1.8% in 2012 to 1.5% in 2013- 2014 to about 1.3% this year. It eased to 1.2% in the ...

The moment of truth cometh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... is the Fed's favoured measure of inflation -- the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index. The core PCE price index continues to trend lower, from around 1.8% in 2012 to 1.5% in 2013- 2014 to about 1.3% this year. It eased to 1.2% in the year ...

US data says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... consuming. This, along with tame inflation - PCE price index slowed to 0.1% year-on-year from 0.3% in March; core PCE price index eased to 1.2% in April from 1.4% -- argues for longer patience before lift-off.
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