Cooler inflation paves way for Fed to resume rate cuts

Cooler inflation paves way for Fed to resume rate cuts in June
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Cooler inflation last month leaves the door open for the Federal Reserve to resume cutting interest rates by mid-year, but the central bank remains worried that U.S. tariff hikes could rekindle price pressures,
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