on the same day seven times in the last decade. to start, the consumer price index. that s the key inflation gauge that held good news wednesday morning for american consumers and the fed. it showed inflation cooling slightly in may after a few particularly hot read outs in the first few months of the year. at 3.3% the yearly price increase was lower than expected and slower than the increase we saw in april. the data actually showed no change month to month between april and may. and the core inflation rate which excludes volatile food and energy prices cooled as well. that s the kind of news federal reserve officials are looking for. but it was not enough to warrant an interest rate cut. here is federal reserve chairjerome powell. we see today s report as progress and is building confidence, but we don t see ourselves as having the confidence that would warrant beginning to loosen policy at this time. the fed held steady, making no change to the current benchmark interest r
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