A 6.4% fall in petrol prices had driven the overall U.S. consumer inflation lower in May. Consumer price index (CPI) figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated prices fell by 0.1% for the month, missing market expectations of a flat (0%) result. On a 12-month basis the CPI growth rate dropped back to 1.9% from April’s comparable figure of 2.2%. Core prices, a measure of prices which strips...