White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett praised Thursday’s consumer price index (CPI) report, which showed inflation rose less than expected."It was just an absolute blockbuster report," Hassett told "Varney & Co.""Before the numbers come out, we look at the forecast from everybody we can find on Bloomberg. We've looked at 61 forecasts, and this number came in better than every single one of them," he added.TRUMP TOUTS BRINGING COUNTRY BACK FROM 'BRINK OF RUIN'Hassett continued, honing in on the near-term trajectory. He added that core inflation, when averaged over the...

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