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2月份通胀加速,实际消费者支出小幅增长

-- 美国2月份通胀环比加速,实际消费者支出小幅走高,分析师预计,受中东冲突溢出效应的影响,物价压力将进一步加剧。 美国经济分析局周四公布的数据显示,2月份个人消费支出价格指数(PCE)环比上涨0.4%,高于上月的0.3%。按年率计算,PCE价格指数维持在2.8%的涨幅。 美联储首选的通胀指标(剔除食品和能源价格)环比上涨0.4%,与1月份持平。年化涨幅从3.1%放缓至3%。彭博社汇总的调查显示,所有通胀数据均符合预期。 BMO资本市场高级经济学家萨尔·瓜蒂耶里在一份报告中表示:“核心价格实际上正在加速上涨,过去三个月按年率计算上涨了4.4%,而过去六个月的涨幅为3.4%。而且这还是在伊朗战争溢出效应尚未显现之前。” 美国和伊朗已同意停火两周,这显然暂停了蔓延至中东并推高能源价格的敌对行动。在停火协议遭到违反的报道出现后,华盛顿和德黑兰的官员将于本周末在巴基斯坦举行会晤。 道明经济(TD Economics)经济学家克谢尼娅·布什梅涅娃(Ksenia Bushmeneva)在一份报告中表示:“预计3月份汽油价格上涨将推高总体通胀率,但二阶价格效应可能还不足以反映在核心通胀中。” 经通胀调整后的实际消费者支出在2月份增长了0.1%,低于华尔街预期的0.2%,1月份则持平。 瓜蒂耶里(Guatieri)表示:“由于总体通胀率可能很快会测试4%,美联储近期放松货币政策的可能性不大。” 芝加哥商品交易所(CME)的FedWatch工具显示,市场普遍预期美联储将在本月晚些时候维持基准贷款利率不变。 美国央行3月17日至18日会议纪要周三显示,鉴于中东冲突加剧了通胀和就业风险,美国央行应“灵活”调整货币政策。

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