Friday, 29 June 2007

Year-over-year core PCE index up 1.9 pct in May

(Reuters) - This latest reading should provide some comfort to Federal Reserve policy-makers who on Thursday opted to hold interest rates steady but still cautioned that inflation was a key concern.




"It's a dip into their comfort zone and if it's sustainable going forward, I think it suggests that the Fed is not in a position to raise rates any time this year," said John Silvia, chief economist at Wachovia Securities in Charlotte, North Carolina.


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