Economics
Negative Rates Actually Cut Lending, Research Shows
- Negative interest rates create unintended effects, paper says
- They don’t create the right incentives to spend and invest
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Central banks’ negative interest rates were supposed to increase spending, stop deflation and stimulate the economy. They may have done the exact opposite.