Negative rates, in context

FT Alphaville » ECB 2014-09-30

Summary:

Peter Stella, former head of the Central Banking and Monetary and Foreign Exchange Operations Divisions at the International Monetary Fund, who now heads his own consulting company, is — as ever — on a mission to explain central bank actions for what they really are.

His latest focus area: the real story behind negative interest rates at the ECB.

Critical to understanding the purpose of these, he suggests, is the following chart:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Link:

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/09/29/1985112/negative-rates-in-context/

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ecb negative rates

Authors:

Izabella Kaminska

Date tagged:

09/30/2014, 03:36

Date published:

09/29/2014, 11:23