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A sharp rise in interest rates, most likely to stop inflation, would seriously damage the profit margins of businesses that rely on raising money in order to finance their expenses. A rise in rates would most likely hurt the financial sector, which profits from borrowing money at low rates and lending it out at higher rates. … "Sharp Rise in Interest Rates" is a difficult qualitative factor to overcome, so the investment will have to spend a lot of time trying to overcome this issue.