Negative rates: the announced end of a controversial tool

In theory, this measure is an aberration. Receive money to borrow. Or, conversely, pay someone to lend them money. However, it will have lasted nearly eight years in Switzerland. Negative interest rates are expected to be withdrawn this Thursday by the Swiss National Bank (SNB). After a first step in June, it should increase its rates once more to finally return to positive ground.

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