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The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... to 1.6 2.0 to 2.8 2.5 to 3.0 Actual -2.8 -0.2 2.7 Unemployment Rate 5.5 to 5.7 5.3 to 5.8 5.0 to 5 Actual 7.3 9.9 9.3 Core PCE Inflation 2.2 to 2.4 2.0 to 2.2 1.8 to 2.0 Actual 1.4 1.5 1.0 Convincing arguments for keeping the fed funds rate steady at ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... is temporary? The Fed's favoured measure of inflation - the PCE price index - was below the 2.0% target at the time. Core PCE inflation was 1.6% and the headline was 1.7% in April of last year. The latest readings (September 2015) are 1.3% for the core ...

Confused and confounded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... 1.2% 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% ...

The moment of truth cometh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... a lift-off) 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% ...

US data says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... instead of 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.

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... -2.7% in 2015 from 2.6%-3.0% projected in December (and accompanying downgrades in 2016 and 2017) -- and inflation - 2015 core PCE inflation shaved to 1.3%-1.4% from 1.5%-1.8% predicted in December (2016 also trimmed but 2017 forecast unchanged). Then ...

Black or white - just beat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... It's black. But it is also true that lower demand will result in lower prices and potentially lift aggregate demand. The core PCE deflator - another measure of inflation - slowed to 0.1 per cent in May from 0.3 per cent in April. It's white. It's white ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... consumption expenditure index which is expected to grow by 0.1 per cent in July which would equate to an annual increase in core PCE prices of 2.4 per cent which is within the target range set by the Federal Reserve. On Wednesday the second quarter GDP ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... consumption expenditure (PCE) deflator was unchanged at 2 per cent as was the Fed's favoured measure of inflation - the core PCE deflator. The report revived hopes of a pause in Fed rate hikes particularly given market expectations for a moderation in ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... 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 should revive hopes of a pause in Fed rate hikes particularly given market expectations for a moderation ...
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