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US consumer spending rose in August at the fastest pace in over a year, helping to power the economy through persistent inflation. Inflation-adjusted personal spending climbed 0.6% in August from a month earlier, for the biggest monthly jump since March 2025. The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation, the personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy, rose a less-than-expected 0.2%. The prior month was also revised lower.
On today's episode:
Mike McKee, Bloomberg News & Lindsey Piegza, Chief Economist at Stifel
David Bahnsen, Founder & CIO at The Bahnsen Group
Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist
Jennifer Palmer, Founder & CEO at JPalmer Collective (Source: Bloomberg)
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Sep 30th, 2026
Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: PCE Curbs Fed Bets (Podcast)
The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF
US consumer spending rose in August at the fastest pace in over a year, helping to power the economy through persistent inflation. Inflation-adjusted personal spending climbed 0.6% in August from a month earlier, for the biggest monthly jump since March 2025. The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation, the personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy, rose a less-than-expected 0.2%. The prior month was also revised lower.
On today's episode:
Mike McKee, Bloomberg News & Lindsey Piegza, Chief Economist at Stifel
David Bahnsen, Founder & CIO at The Bahnsen Group
Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist
Jennifer Palmer, Founder & CEO at JPalmer Collective
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