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Negative Interest Rate Skepticism Grows at the European Central Bank

Even staunchest defenders of negative rates are getting wary
Sweden’s Riksbank aims to exit policy by end of the year

Video player cover image — European banking executives comment on how negative rates are impacting their business.

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Piotr Skolimowski, and

October 31, 2019, 12:01 AM UTCUpdated onOctober 31, 2019, 10:29 AM UTC

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One of Christine Lagarde’s most important tools for stimulating inflation might be falling out of favor even before she gets to wield it as European Central Bank president.