[Nick Timiraos: Forecast Shows U.S. December PCE Inflation Rising 0.37% Month-on-Month] According to a report by Golden Finance, citing Jin10, 'Fed's mouthpiece' Nick Timiraos predicts that U.S. December PCE inflation (core and overall) will rise 0.37% month-on-month (annualized rate of 4.5%). This would push the core PCE index annual rate up to 3%, the highest level since February 2025. The overall PCE annual rate is expected to be 2.9%, the highest level since March 2024.