negative interest rate
noun[C]
MONEY,BANKINGukusaninterestratebelow zero, in which theperson,bank, etc.lendingthemoneypaysinterestto the oneborrowingthemoney:
Why shouldsaversbepreparedtoacceptanegativeinterestrateonsavings?
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However, due to the unprecedented nature of thenegativeinterestrate, the long term effects of the stimulus measures are hard to predict.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The latter move in particular was seen as a bold and unusual move, as anegativeinterestratehad never been tried on a wide-scale before.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They fear that, if they pursue that course with inflation still high,negativeinterestratemay create a crisis of confidence.
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With an inflation rate of 20 per cent. one can never have interest rates at 10 per cent., because that is anegativeinterestrate.
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There was anegativeinterestrate.
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Another motivating factor in the industrial sector was the influence of a series of policy loans that were closely associated with negative interest rates.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It so happens that right through the 1970s and for most of the 1980s we had negative interest rates except.
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If one already has substantial capital assets, it is much easier to make substantial borrowings that are still at negative interest rates.
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They also had negative interest rates and were robbing savers of their savings by devaluing the currency.
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They harmed savers by having significant negative interest rates.
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