The consumer price index increased 0.1% for the month of May, lower than economists' predictions, with the annual rate reaching 2.4%.

The latest Producer Price Index, a closely watched measurement of wholesale inflation, rose 0.1% in May, lifting the annual rate to 2.6%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday.

Major equity indices, which had been hovering near all-time highs, pulled back as geopolitical risks surged back to the forefront.

The European Central Bank's inflation target of 2% is in reach, ECB President Christine Lagarde was quoted as saying in an interview published on Saturday. In the interview with China's Xinhua news agency earlier this week which was released on the ECB website,

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A sustained surge in oil prices is likely to complicate the U.S. fight against inflation. A $10-a-barrel increase would boost year-over-year growth in the consumer-price index by 0.5 percentage points,

Trump has demanded the U.S. central bank lower its benchmark overnight interest rate immediately by a full percentage point, a dramatic step that would amount to an all-in bet by the Fed that inflation will fall to its 2% target and stay there regardless of what the administration does and even with dramatically looser financial conditions.

Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities risk pushing back the timeline for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts as the US central bank waits to assess any potential impact on inflation, economists said.

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Consumers are starting to feel more optimistic, based on the latest University of Michigan sentiment data. Part of that rise may be because they are less worried about inflation. Yahoo Finance Markets Reporter Josh Schafer takes a closer look at the data.