Where can negative rates currently be found?
27 january 2016
Lenders don't pull in profits any more: they do the paying. Same goes for depositors. Negative yield now affects dissimilar yet interrelated assets and financial movements. For banks, investment options vanish; small investors face entirely new prospects.
Sub-zero bonds?
9 december 2015
For the first time in history, Eurozone countries are selling their fixed-rate bonds at negative interest rates. How have we reached this surprising situation, and why is demand for this debt still increasing?