US consumers may add to Fed rate pressure

29 June 2015

 

US consumer spending rose 0.9% in May beating expectations of 0.7%. April figures were revised up from 0.0% to 0.1% as well. In the first five months of calendar 2015, incomes rose 1.7%. The figures suggest weakness in the first quarter was an aberration and add to views that the US economy is improving and rates will rise this year.  

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