{"id":9857,"date":"2024-01-26T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/uncategorized\/feds-favorite-inflation-measure-holds-at-nearly-3-year-lows-bolstering-market-rate-cut-bets\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T10:28:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T10:28:46","slug":"feds-favorite-inflation-measure-holds-at-nearly-3-year-lows-bolstering-market-rate-cut-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/feds-favorite-inflation-measure-holds-at-nearly-3-year-lows-bolstering-market-rate-cut-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed&#8217;s Favorite Inflation Measure Holds At Nearly 3-Year Lows, Bolstering Market Rate Cut Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inflation in the United States held broadly steady in December 2023, as the Federal Reserve\u2019s preferred gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) price index, remains at its lowest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/topic\/macro-economic-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">point since February 2021.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data, released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, matches economist estimates and could sustain the likelihood of Federal Reserve rate cuts in the months ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual increase in the PCE price index reached 2.6% last month. Its core component, which excludes energy and food items, decelerated to 2.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simultaneously, personal income experienced a 0.3% monthly increase in December, while personal spending also saw a robust 0.7% surge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-friday-s-economic-data-key-highlights\">Friday&#8217;s Economic Data: Key Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PCE Annual Inflation Rate<\/strong>: The headline PCE annual inflation rate held at 2.6% in December, matching both the previous and expected rate of 2.6%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monthly PCE Price Index<\/strong>: On a monthly basis, the PCE price index rebounded with a 0.2% increase, recovering from a 0.1% decline in November and matching the predicted 0.2% rise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Core PCE Annual Inflation Rate<\/strong>: The core PCE annual inflation rate was 2.9% in December, down from November\u2019s 3.2% and slightly below the anticipated 3%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monthly Core PCE Price Index<\/strong>: On a monthly basis, the core PCE price index increased by 0.2%, up from the 0.1% seen in November but in line with market estimates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Personal Income<\/strong>: Personal income rose 0.3% from November to December, slowing from the previous 0.4% growth rate but matching the expected 0.3% increase.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Personal Spending<\/strong>: Personal spending sharply accelerated, rising by 0.7% from November to December, outpacing the previous 0.3% growth rate and the expected 0.4% increase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to these releases, traders estimated a 52% chance of no change in interest rates in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All eyes are now focused on the U.S. stock market\u2019s reaction to these developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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