{
  "id": 10946339,
  "title": "US Core PCE Rises 0.2%, Consumer Spending Soars in August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-core-pce-rises-0-2-consumer-spending-soars-in-august",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T12:53:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-30/us-economy-core-pce-rises-0-2-consumer-spending-soars-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, increased 0.3% from a month earlier. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index rose 0.2%. US consumer spending rose in August at the fastest pace in over a year, helping to power the economy through persistent inflation. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}