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May Core PCE Projected at 2.6% YoY, Locking in Fed Rate Hike Path Through Year-End

May Core PCE Projected at 2.6% YoY, Locking in Fed Rate Hike Path Through Year-End

The May PCE forecast reinforces a higher Fed rate path that raises borrowing costs and alters asset allocation. Primary data from BEA and FOMC projections show services inflation sustaining the hawkish stance. Markets have already adjusted yields and issuance plans accordingly.

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Next data points include June CPI and the July FOMC minutes. Any upside surprise above 2.7% PCE would raise terminal-rate probabilities above 5.25%, forcing portfolio rebalancing into cash equivalents and shortening credit duration before September.

⚡ Prediction

FOMC: Terminal rate reaches 5.25% by December 2024 if core PCE prints above 2.65% in three consecutive months

Sources (2)

  • [1]
    Primary Source(https://www.bea.gov/data/inflation-measures/personal-consumption-expenditures-price-index)
  • [2]
    Supporting Source(https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcprojtabl20240612.htm)