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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Economists expect CPI to have returned to growth in May.

The FOMC will be able to chew on inflation data for May when it meets, with the reading due out this morning. Economists expect that CPI rose 0.2% on month after sliding 0.4% in April, driven up by slightly higher food and gasoline costs. "Inflation is low in the U.S. at the moment, giving the Fed more room to wait for improvement in employment before it starts tapering."

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