Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows a modest rise in latest sign of slowing price increases
Early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri.: OpenHighLowLastChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelSep574585572½581¾+8¾Dec602612¾596¼610¼+8¼Mar629¼638¾623¼636¼+7½May646¼655¼640¾652+6½Jul654¼663¼650¾659½+5Sep666½674¼663670½+4Dec679¾688677¾684¼+3Mar695700695696¾+2½Est. sales 32,394.