 I couldn't renew my prescription. It's unclear how soon the shortages will be resolved, but the drug makers have invested in new factories and say they're ramping up production. Sydney Lepkin, NPR News. Some positive economic news when it comes to inflation is providing further ammunition that the next move by the interest rate setting Federal Reserve is likely to be a rate cut. Consumer prices fell a tenth of one percent from the previous month compared to the same period a year ago. Prices are up just three percent. That's closer to the Fed's two percent target.