Inflation appears to be under control, despite fears earlier this year that it might be accelerating. The last major consumer-price report before Fed officials meet next week, released yesterday, indicated that inflation is gradually picking up without a big breakout.
The Labor Department said its Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent last month after jumping 0.5 percent in January. In the 12 months through February, the CPI rose 2.2 percent, up just a tick from 2.1 percent in January.
Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI gained 0.2 percent, down slightly from a 0.3 percent increase in January. The year-on-year rise in the so-called core CPI was unchanged at 1.8 percent in February.
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