Q3 GDP and September Core PCE to be Revealed Tonight, 2 Smart Money Players Make Advance Predictions

According to monitoring by PolyBeats, at 20:30 Beijing time on October 29, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis will release two key data sets at the same time: the initial estimate of real GDP annualized growth for the third quarter of 2026, and the September personal income and outlays report, which includes core PCE. As of now, on Polymarket, the probability of "Q3 GDP growth greater than 3.0%" is about 63%, and the combined probability of "greater than 2.5%" is about 88%; "September core PCE month-over-month at 0.3%" is about 67%.

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Both consensus and market pricing point to "stronger growth and slightly rising inflation." The Q3 GDP consensus compiled by The Wall Street Journal and Reuters is about 3.2% annualized, and the Atlanta Fed GDPNow final estimate on October 28 was 3.3%. On the core PCE side, mainstream expectations such as FactSet are about 0.3% month-over-month and about 3.1% year-over-year.