As the Bank of England mulls setting negative interest rates Seamus Mac Gorain looks at six considerations for investors
For three centuries, the Bank of England had never set its base rate below 2%. But the economic convulsions of the past decade have driven the base rate to just above zero, and now the Bank is debating whether to follow the example of the eurozone, Japan and several other countries in setting a negative interest rate. What can we learn from the experience of these countries? Negative can mean pretty negative The European Central Bank (ECB) is the most obvious comparator for the Bank of England. It moved gingerly in setting negative interest rates and suggested several times that it ...
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