The 2.4% annualised gain in second-quarter real GDP growth, which means the economy expanded at close to its potential pace over the first half of the year, suggests that higher interest rates are having remarkably little impact. Nevertheless, disinflationary pressures are beginning to build, with core PCE prices increasing by 3.8% annualised in the second quarter, down from 4.9% in the first.
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