Published on: 2026-04-30
Core PCE price index March
30/4/2025 (Thu)
Previous: 3% Forecast: 3.2%
Core PCE price index held above the Fed's target in February before the recent surge in energy prices, which offers the next chairman a snapshot of conditions leading into the Iran war.
That arrived at a moment when Americans are navigating persistent cost-of-living pressures that have reshaped everyday spending habits. Consequently, Trump's approval rating sunk to a new low earlier this month.
US consumer sentiment fell to a record low in April, while the measure of consumer expectations for inflation over the next year jumped to 4.7% this month from 3.8% in March.
