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Consumer Spending Flat In March

The Commerce Department reported Monday that consumer spending in March was unchanged from the previous month, for the second month in a row.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with CBS News’ Jill Schlesinger( @jillonmoney), host of “Jill on Money” and the podcast “ Better Off,” about what that means, and what to expect from the Federal Reserve policy meeting this week.

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