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What would negative interest rates mean for your money?

There has been much talk of the Bank of England introducing negative interest rates. John Stepek explains why they might do that, and what it would mean for your money.

by: John Stepek
15 Oct 2020
Gold bar on euro banknotes © Michael Gottschalk/Photothek via Getty Images

In a world of negative rates, gold beats cash

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