Consumer prices rise 2.7% annually in July, less than expected amid tariff worries

Here we go. Consumer price index for the month of July. Headline number as expected.Up 2/10 exactly. Strip out food and energy up 3/10en exactly as expected. Year-over-year numbers 2.7%.That's the headline. That's one/tenth cooler than we are expecting, but it equals the rear view mirror. 2.7%.Well, how does it compare. 2.8% was February. 3% was January.So we have been sliding the low for the year in this metric 2.3% that was in April. ...