"The cost of living in the U.S. was unchanged in July, underscoring the Federal Reserve’s view that inflation will be contained. The flat reading matc

"The cost of living in the U.S. was unchanged in July, underscoring the Federal Reserve’s view that inflation will be contained. The flat reading matched the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News and followed a 0.7 percent increase in June, data from the Labor Department showed today in Washington. Excluding food and energy costs, the so-called core index rose 0.1 percent, also as anticipated.