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Stock market fluctuations are a dynamic adjustment process of stock prices caused by changes in the economic environment, policy adjustments, and market participant behavior; this is a fundamental attribute of the stock market. Its formation is related to the market's resource allocation function, manifesting as prices continuously fluctuating around value. The core driving factors of fluctuations include fundamentals, liquidity, and investor sentiment. Fundamentals involve corporate profits and the macroeconomic cycle; liquidity reflects changes in market liquidity; and investor sentiment amplifies short-term price deviations. According to the dividend discount model, the intrinsic value of a stock is determined by future cash flows and the discount rate, with the discount rate having an inverse relationship with the stock price.

Inflation directly impacts portfolio value and returns by reducing the real purchasing power of money and altering the relative returns of different assets, with significant differences in its effect on different asset types. Inflation and investment refer to the impact that must be considered when making investment decisions and analyses in the context of inflation caused by the money supply exceeding circulation needs. The inflation rate is reflected in the rate of change of the price index and can be approximated as a negative interest rate in the investment process; the real investment return rate needs to be calculated by subtracting the average annual inflation rate.