
The United States GDP for Q4 2023 has been revised up to 3.4%, exceeding the expected 3.2%. Personal consumption and core PCE also saw positive revisions, with personal consumption up to 3.3% and core PCE at 2.0%. Corporate profits rose to 3.9% in the same quarter.
Last month's PCE data (see below) sparked a market rally because it came "in line" and eased fears of rising inflation. This is what Jan's in line data looks like after revisions: PCE 0.4% MoM, Exp. 0.3% Core PCE 0.5% MoM, Exp. 0.4% PCE 2.4% YoY, Exp. 2.4% Core PCE 2.9%,… https://t.co/LWSdXNuwqV
US February inflation data 'along the lines' of what Fed wants, Powell says https://t.co/62fAnHrW7Q https://t.co/pIlfVOD4Er
🚨 February PCE data came in mostly as expected: -PCE MoM: 0.3% vs 0.4% forecast -PCE YoY: 2.5% as forecast -Core PCE MoM: 0.3% as forecast -Core PCE YoY: 2.5% as forecast Powell responded saying this data is more along the lines of what the Fed wants to be seeing.








