By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar tumbled to a nearly nine-month low against the euro on Thursday after data showed U.S. inflation was easing, prompting bets that the Federal Reserve will be less aggressive with rate hikes going forward. The move lower in the dollar came as the Japanese yen surged, hitting a more than six-month high against the greenback, on a report that the Bank of Japan may take further steps to address the side effects of monetary easing. U.S. data showed the consumer price index (CPI) dipped 0.1% last month, marking the first decline in the data since May 20…