PANews reported on February 20th that, according to Jinshi Data, the US core PCE price index for December recorded an annualized rate of 3%, a new high since February 2025, exceeding market expectations of 2.9%. The preliminary estimate for the annualized quarterly rate of US real GDP in the fourth quarter was 1.4%, a new low since the first quarter of 2025, lower than the market expectation of 3.0%. US GDP growth in 2025 is projected at 2.2%, lower than the 2.8% in 2024.