Understand the differences between the prime rate and discount rate, how each affects borrowing costs, consumer loans, and the role of the Federal Reserve.

Discover how the risk-adjusted discount rate reflects investment risk and return, helping you to evaluate the valuation of projects with potential risk.

We show that firms' nominal required returns to capital (i.e., their discount rates) are sticky with respect to expected inflation. Such nominally sticky discount rates imply that increases in ...

UTF vs. ASGI: see here to know why Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund earns a Buy on a 6% NAV discount, while ASGI is a Hold at a premium.

The new regime of higher bond yields has transformed pension funding for defined benefit (DB) schemes in the G7, due to reduced liability valuations Even though credit spreads are close to 10 yr lows, ...

The government has proposed aligning the discount rate review periods with the valuation cycles of public service pension schemes, and is taking forward reforms to the cost-cap mechanism first ...