The core PCE price index, which excludes volatile items such as food and energy, rose 0.4% over a month earlier in March 2021, after a 0.1% advance in February and above market expectations of 0.3%. Year-on-year, core PCE prices increased 1.8% in March from 1.4% in February, in line with market consensus.
Personal income rose 21.1% MoM in March, from revised 7.1% drop in February and compared to market expectations of a 20.3% increase.
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EURUSD saw a relatively small reaction to today’s data releases. The most popular currency pair continued to trade around the 1.2080 level. Source: xStation5
