The US December CPI data, due to be released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 8:30 ET on Thursday, is expected to show a reversal of the cooling trend in headline inflation. Economists polled by Bloomberg expect headline CPI to increase 0.2% in December, boosting the annual pace to 3.3% (vs. 3.1% prior). The monthly pace of core inflation likely held steady at 0.3%, with the year-over-year ...