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35. Some countries have already gone negative

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 12:26 PM

Aug 2019

with interest rates.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_central_bank_interest_rates

And yes, they would discount your mortgage loan if buying a home, but you would have to pay the bank to keep money on deposit. Yes, there will be disincentive to save or invest money in certain ways to continue the growing bubble. But what a HUUUUGE bubble!

An explanation of how negative rates work:

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/070915/how-negative-interest-rates-work.asp

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From the OED: Fiendish Thingy Aug 2019 #32

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