The US Labor Department released August CPI figures which were largely in line with expectations. Lower fuel prices offset higher food prices to produce a CPI figure of -0.1%, in line with the consensus figure. The year to date figure was 0.2%, the same as 0.2% comparable figure from June. Core inflation, which strips out the more volatile food and energy component, came in at 1.8% for the last 12 months, the...