By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch


U.S. consumer prices fell in December for a second month while core inflation remained tame, raising hopes for an early conclusion to the Federal Reserve’s rate increases.

The consumer price index fell a surprising 0.1% in December as energy prices continued to fade from the spike in September, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.


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