Economics
Fed's Brainard Views Cost-Benefit of Negative Rates Unattractive
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Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said she views “the cost-benefit assessment of negative rates as unattractive for the current U.S. context” despite arguments that digital currencies could help address the problems of the zero lower bound on interest rates.