A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 9, 2020.

Bryan R Smith

Investors are concerned with the wrong factors as the stock market enters its final bear chapter, according to Morgan Stanley.The firm says elevated inflation and how the Federal Reserve responds to ongoing CPI reports is yesterday's news.Investors should instead turn their focus towards the looming decline in corporate earnings.

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Continue Reading The bear market in stocks is entering its final phase, and the next chapter has nothing to do with the Fed or inflation, Morgan Stanley says