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Yes, because the natural interest rate is negative, and zero

Posted on: September 10, 2016 at 23:16:41 CT

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acts as a kind of a lower bound.

If the natural interest rate was higher than the actual interest, inflation (price levels) should be higher than 0.8%, and also should be increasinh

Edited by SparkyStalcup at 23:19:45 on 09/10/16

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Negative Rates Will Kill Growth - ummmm MU - 9/10 21:26:36

It's welfare. Same result with corporate leaders as tenant - 90Tiger MU - 9/10 23:00:51

Still waiting on that hyperinflation Schiff predicted - SparkyStalcup MU - 9/10 21:28:57

I no longer see any hyperinflation, at least - GA Tiger MU - 9/10 21:31:45

I'd like to see some higher inflation..that would be - SparkyStalcup MU - 9/10 21:47:39

Japan has been using ultra low interest rates and government - JeffB MU

- 9/10 22:47:45

They also raised consumption taxes 3 times - SparkyStalcup MU - 9/10 23:15:21

For once, try to address this article - ummmm MU - 9/10 21:30:58

OK, so if interest rates are artificially low, where is the - SparkyStalcup MU - 9/10 21:37:57

Just because interest rates are artificially low does not - ummmm MU - 9/10 21:51:05

Also, like I said before, try to address the article - ummmm MU - 9/10 21:57:13

Yawn. Try accepting an answer for once even if it's not - SparkyStalcup MU - 9/10 22:00:14

The article is about negative rates killing growth - ummmm MU - 9/10 22:03:04

Growth was dead before negative rates came along - SparkyStalcup MU - 9/10 22:07:41

Near zero interest rates for years 'is still too low'? (nm) - JeffB MU

- 9/10 23:08:31

Yes, because the natural interest rate is negative, and zero - SparkyStalcup MU - 9/10 23:16:41

How do you come up with what should be 'natural interest' - JeffB MU

- 9/10 23:19:13

Where is inflation? Nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 9/10 23:20:20

You did not answer the question. (nm) - JeffB MU

- 9/11 13:05:24

it's everywhere - pickle MU

- 9/10 23:53:57

When I say try to address the article, I mean to take - ummmm MU - 9/10 22:16:53

I refer you to my previous answer. Nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 9/10 23:21:02

Your previous answer is inadequate. (nm) - ummmm MU - 9/11 09:02:14

Many people want rates to rise. LIke, all those people - GA Tiger MU - 9/10 21:41:36

Indeed. But all rising rates would do is exacerbate private - SparkyStalcup MU - 9/10 21:45:52

You're the most knowledgeable idiot here, Sparky. - 90Tiger MU - 9/10 23:02:35

No, it would choke off additional indebtedness - ummmm MU - 9/10 21:54:02