Economics
Fed Warns Prolonged Low Interest Rates Could Spark Instability
- Low rates among topics in latest financial-stability report
- Central bank’s report addresses recent repo market distress
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Continuing low interest rates could dent U.S. bank profits and push bankers into riskier behavior that might threaten the nation’s financial stability, the Federal Reserve said in a report released Friday.