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Continued strength in demand 'calls into question whether or not the Fed has done enough to slow the economy, let alone break the consumer to ensure a return to stable prices,' said Dr. Lindsey Piegza, Chief Economist at Stifel.

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Thank you Steve Liesman, Tyler Mathisen, and Deirdre Bosa for a great conversation on CNBC’s Power Lunch. With a hotter-than-expected inflation report in March, there is a growing concern the Fed did not raise rates high enough.

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“A reasonable expectation would be every other meeting,” Dr. Lindsey Piegza says. “That gives them enough time to continue to assess the data. Every meeting would just be too aggressive.”

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Looking forward to a great conversation on Bloomberg News tomorrow morning ahead of the March jobs report. While the topline number is expected to come in below last month’s rise, still-solid hiring signals a tight labor market … complicating the pathway for the Fed.

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