inflation

Inflation in May: CPI Increased 2.4%, Below the Forecast

The year-over-year inflation rate ticked up in May to 2.4% from 2.3%, less than expected and reversing this year’s cooling trend.Economists expected the consumer price index to surge 2.5% in May from a year earlier.Morgan Stanley expected the new consumer price index report to show evidence of “tariff-driven inflation,” given…