inconclusive

In fact, the test was inconclusive, and Kate had to wait several weeks before she was finally told she had breast cancer.

The data leave an already divided Fed with stale and somewhat inconclusive government data as it heads into its next meeting.

For years, follow-up tests and monitoring were not carried out after inconclusive mammograms, sparking fears that falsely reassured patients may have unknowingly developed cancer.

The family paid for her body to be transported to Freetown for an autopsy - something the authorities could not afford to do - but the post-mortem was inconclusive and no arrests have yet been made.

Analysts said the inconclusive nature of the latest figures was likely to bolster the case for the Fed to move cautiously and hold off on cutting in December.