Slowing inflation suggests that President Biden’s policies are helping, but…

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden can make an increasingly strong case that he’s helped fix inflation — if only he can get voters to believe him. Figures issued this past week reflected a historic level of progress on battling high prices, hinting that inflation could be near the Federal Reserve’s 2% target around the time of November’s election. The consumer price index posted an an annual increase of 3.4%, but the prices charged by the producers of goods and services rose a meager 1% over the past year. Advertisement Current and former aides say Biden is eager to do more to bring down inflation, after a price surge in 2021 and…