“If core inflation came in just below 3%, the Federal Reserve would breathe a huge sigh of relief, stocks would head to the races and consumers could relax about the rising cost of living,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“It isn’t merely a dream: Measure U.S. price changes the way Europe does, and inflation was already there in May.
Measure them as the U.S. does, and on Wednesday new figures are predicted by economists to show core inflation far higher, at 5% for June.”