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Re:Germany for First Time Sells 30-Year Bonds Offering Negat... by wahern on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:06PM (#20759729)
The ECB deposit rate has been negative since 2014. The role of central banks during slow growth is to coax banks to lend, not to hoard cash. When growth is high they increase deposit rates to take money out of circulation.
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