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Re:U.S. job openings post biggest drop in more than four years by 12xo on Friday January 17, 2020 @12:18PM (#22076719)
If you also mean negative interest, than yes. Otherwise, the rate of interest is meaningless if the debt cannot be collected.
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Re:U.S. job openings post biggest drop in more than four years by Mikeb85 on Friday January 17, 2020 @12:56PM (#22077224)
The cost of borrowing is the difference between the amount borrowed and repayed. So yes it matters. Even with negative interest rates there's principal to repay.
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