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What are negative interest rates and could they happen here?

Negative interest rates – where banks pay you to borrow money – now exist in many parts of the world. John Stepek explains why they are a terrible idea, and how likely we are to see them in the UK.

by: John Stepek
18 May 2020
Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane ©

BoE chief economist Andy Haldane: negative rates not the first port of call

Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane ©

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