Fitch chief economist Brian Coulton said data due in the coming weeks are likely to provide the Fed with the signals needed to raise rates in December: strong unit-profit growth, elevated energy prices and a broadening of inflation over the past year

2026-10-29

Fitch chief economist Brian Coulton said data due in the coming weeks are likely to provide the Fed with the signals needed to raise rates in December: strong unit-profit growth, elevated energy prices and a broadening of inflation over the past year point to upside risks for the US inflation outlook, despite recent stability in core CPI.