The MoneyWeek Podcast: Negative interest rates, armed guards and a warehouse full of cash
Merryn and John discuss the extraordinary idea of negative interest rates and explain why as far as they can see they just don't work. Plus, a genius business idea involving guarding piles of cash, and the second in our 20th anniversary questions.
If you'd like to read the article on Iran that Merryn mentions, you can do so here.
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