text:  Funding for Here and Now comes from MathWorks, creators of MATLAB and Simulink software, accelerating the pace of engineering and science. Learn more at MathWorks.com. From NPR and WBUR Boston, I'm Scott Tong. And I'm Lisa Mullins. It's Here and Now. Coming up with the latest reports showing an easing of inflation, we look at the growing prospect of an interest rate cut.