By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday after U.S. oil inventories rose and after U.S. inflation figures bolstered the case for another big Federal Reserve interest rate increase. Brent crude was down 39 cents to $99.10 a barrel as of 1:18 p.m. ET (1718 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 10 cents to $96.74 a barrel. Investors have been selling oil of late on worries that aggressive rate hikes to stem inflation will slow economic growth and hit oil demand. Prices fell by more than 7% on Tuesday in volatile trade to settle below $100 for t…