Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA Holdings Inc (HCA), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL): Will Weak Inflation Stay the Fed’s Hand?

What most investors should focus on, though, is the likelihood that a small shortfall in inflation rates below the 2% target probably isn’t significant enough to make the Fed change whatever monetary-policy decision it makes. If the CPI were to go flat or negative, though, it could bring louder calls to keep quantitative easing around further into the future.

The article Will Weak Inflation Stay the Fed’s Hand? originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Dan Caplinger.

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