Gasoline Prices Dampen Consumer Inflation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices were flat in June as the cost of gasoline dropped, offering some relief for cash-strapped Americans and scope for the Federal Reserve to ease monetary policy further to help the faltering recovery.

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