Analyst: US PCE inflation may accelerate in October, expected to affect Fed interest rate cuts

Odaily Planet Daily News: The Federal Reserve may not see further signs of inflation easing before deciding whether to cut interest rates again in December. After studying this week's CPI and PPI inflation data, many analysts predict that the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation indicator, the PCE Price Index, will show a 2.8% year-on-year increase in core prices in October, excluding volatile food and energy categories. This will be another acceleration in growth since September and means that the annualized core PCE has returned to the level of May. However, this pain may be temporary. Citi economists predict that the monthly core PCE inflation rate may significantly slow down in November. But the data for November will not be released until New Year's Eve. (Golden Ten)