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watched metric because if consumers believe inflation will fall they will already adjust their spending patterns in anticipation of what is to come. those consumer expectations happened to jibe pretty closely with what economists expect for the latest inflation figures. they will likely show that inflation went up slightly month over month but it will drop year over year. month but it will drop year overyear. numbers month but it will drop year over year. numbers like that will be encouraging for the us federal reserve as it debates whether or not to make a change to interest rates. the us central bank started increasing the rate of borrowing aggressively last year. authorities have hiked rates ten times since marking the fastest tightening cycle since the 19805. expectations are high that this time it may pause. i spoke with a market strategist earlier who gave us her outlook for the us federal reserve. , . ., ., , ., her outlook for the us federal reserve. , ., ., res ....