GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Financial analyst said they were surprised that despite higher inflati

Financial analyst said theywere surprised that despite higher inflation and shrinking profits margins, investorscontinue pouring money into the stock market, believing that the American economy was nicely balanced, with little inflation.

Tense: Past tense
Clause 1:
Financial analyst said they
Clause 2:
despite (Contrast) higher inflation and shrinking profits margins,investors (Subject)continue pouring money into the stock market, believing that the American economy was nicely balanced, with