By Willem H. BUITER & Ebrahim RAHBARIOnce again, the idea of negative interest rates has made headlines, following the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) decision in December to cut its policy rate to a mere ...

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The European Central Bank cut rates on Thursday, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday, and the Bank of England is likely to do so next week.

Real interest rates can be negative. Even if the nominal rate is positive, inflation can erode purchasing power. The real interest rate includes inflation to give investors a more accurate measure ...

All three of Japan's "megabanks" are on course for record annual income after the first nine months of the financial year as ...

"This means that we still have some room. "In Switzerland no one likes negative interest rates. Also the Swiss National Bank doesn't like negative interest rates. But if we have to do it ...

The Bank of Japan may end its negative interest rate policy as early as January and keep raising short-term borrowing costs if the economy can weather risks from overseas uncertainties ...

German press reports that the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled negative rates charged by various banks in the past were "invalid" and were contrary to "good faith", thereby opening the ...

Once again, the idea of negative interest rates has made headlines, following the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) decision in December to cut its policy rate to a mere 0.5%. When this issue has come ...

Although negative nominal interest rates are widely scorned, they are regularly used to supplement the monetary-policy arsenal when inflation is low and economic activity is weak. Given the dearth of ...