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What is the effect of a raise in discount rates?

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Discount rate = inflation expectation + risk premium for the investment, so when inflation goes up, your discount rate should go up

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When inflation threatens, a discount-rate increase tends to dampen economic activity because then banks charge higher interest rates to borrowers.

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