Economics
German Banks Are Hoarding So Many Euros They Need More Vaults
- Negative interest rates are encouraging lenders to hold cash
- ECB stimulus is also landing top banks with other side effects
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German banks are stuffing vaults with money to help offset the mounting cost of negative interest rates, and some of them are running out of space.