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by weaponizedwords 2326 days ago
interesting, so interest rates go down and prices go up then?
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Lowering interest rates makes borrowing cheaper, and it has the effect of putting more money to work faster. It’s one of the basic tools of economic policymakers.
Yes, that's the most basic feature of interest rates/discount rates. In fact it's kind of the definition.