CPI Report Shows Inflation Has Been Cut in Half From Last Year’s Peak

U.S. May consumer prices rose 4.0% from year earlier

The Federal Reserve begins its meeting the same day as the most-watched inflation metric is released and ends right before a pivotal U.S. retail sales report. Here are three things to watch out for this week. Photo: Nam Y. Huh

May inflation was around half of last year’s peak but remained far above what Federal Reserve officials would like to see.

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