HomeLive CommentsUS personal income and spending missed expectations, core PCE unchanged at 2%

US personal income and spending missed expectations, core PCE unchanged at 2%

ActionForex
By ActionForex

US personal income rose 0.3% in August, below expectation of 0.4%. Spending rose 0.3%, below expectation of 0.4%. Headline PCE slowed to 2.2% yoy, down from 2.3% yoy and missed expectation of 2.3% yoy. Core PCE was unchanged at 2.0% yoy, matched expectations.

Full release here.

Dollar is generally firm and steady after the release, except versus Canadian.

Start Trading
Start Trading
Start Trading
Start Trading
ActionForex
ActionForex
ActionForex.com was set up back in 2004 with the aim to provide insightful analysis to forex traders, serving the trading community for two decades. We started providing only a daily and a mid-day report, now known as Action Insights. Gradually, we added a lot more in-house contents to the site. Technical Outlook section was expanded to cover more pairs. In addition to that, Top Movers, Heat Map, Pivot Point Charts and Pivot Meters, Action Bias and Volatility Charts, are tools used by traders from all over the world.

Latest Analysis

Load more

Learn Forex Trading