Watch: Here's Why Investors Dismissed This Morning's Inflation Report

Investors shrugged off Tuesday's consumer price index reading, even though inflation worries have accelerated in recent months.
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Investors shrugged off Tuesday's consumer price index reading, even though inflation worries have accelerated in recent months.

The consumer price index rose 0.2% in February, matching estimates. 

Gabriela Santos, global market strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, sees inflation moving to the Federal Reserve's 2% target, but doesn't see risk of "runaway inflation."

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