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- US stocks were mixed on Tuesday as investors prepared for the March consumer price index.
- The inflation report should give investors a better idea if the Fed will hike interest rates again.
- Also on investors' radar is the upcoming first-quarter earnings season, which the banks kick off on Friday.
US stocks were mixed on Tuesday as investors brace for more economic data, with the March consumer price index report scheduled for release Wednesday morning.
Estimates suggest inflation will show a year-over-year pace of 5.2% in March, according to Bloomberg estimates, which would be a deceleration from February's 6% rate.