Core PCE Rises Most In 3 Years; Savings Rate Tumbles As Spending Far Outpaces Income

Core PCE Rises Most In 3 Years; Savings Rate Tumbles As Spending Far Outpaces Income The Fed's favorite inflation indicator - Core PCE - rose 0.3% MoM in January (as expected), a dip from the 0.4% sequential increase in February, with YoY rising by 3.2% (also as expected), slightly higher than the 3.0% in Feb. That is the highest annual increase in Core PCE since Nov 2023.  The headline PCE jumped notably more, as expected since it includes non-core items like energy and food...

By Tyler Durden