By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) - Americans’ overall views on inflation were little changed in August, even as they predicted rising price increases for ...
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The bank said in its Consumer Sentiment Survey for August that respondents see inflation a year from now at 3.6%, up from July’s 3.5%, while they project inflation three years from now to hit 2.8% versus 2.9% in July. Five years from now respondents see inflation at 3% from July’s 2.9%. At the same time, survey respondents were more downbeat about access to credit and their current and future financial positions. They predicted future household income would rise by 2.9% in August, the weakest reading since July 2021, from July’s 3.2%.
The New York Fed survey arrives as the Fed moves toward its next rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee meeting, scheduled for September 19-20. After its quarter percentage point rate increase at the end of July the Fed is expected to hold its overnight target rate range steady at between 5.25% and 5.5%.
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