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Fisher effect
(redirected from Fisher hypothesis)

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Fisher effect
A theory that nominal interest rates in two or more countries should be equal to the required real rate of return to investors plus compensation for the expected amount of inflation in each country.

Fisher effect
The direct relationship between inflation and interest rates. Increasing inflationary expectations result in increasing interest rates.


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This is in support of the Fisher hypothesis that holding stocks may be an effective hedge against inflation.
 
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