 Money means at 10 and 40, optimism is rising among experts that inflation is nearly under control. The latest report on consumer prices is expected to show another month of mild increases. Consumer prices in the U.S. are believed to have edged up just 0.1% from May to June, according to a survey of economists by the data provider FactSet. The actual numbers come out later this morning. Yesterday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that there has been considerable progress in slowing inflation to the central bank's 2% target.