How low can interest rates go?

BBC ^ | 25 March 2015 | Robert Peston

[Lorianne]

The Bank of England's website says that the "effective lower bound" for the interest rate it sets, Bank Rate, is the current rate of 0.5%.

This is the level, according to the Bank, "below which it cannot be set" - the lowest practicable official interest rate.

But on this important issue the website is behind the thinking of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, which sets Bank Rate as its main tool to keep inflation on target.

The Bank of England's website says that the "effective lower bound" for the interest rate it sets, Bank Rate, is the current rate of 0.5%.

This is the level, according to the Bank, "below which it cannot be set" - the lowest practicable official interest rate.

But on this important issue the website is behind the thinking of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, which sets Bank Rate as its main tool to keep inflation on target.

[1010RD]

Low interest rates are causing the problem. They’re resulting in two distinct actions:

1. They’re not letting RE prices settle to a free market rate.

2. They’re causing a misallocation of capital.

Toss in the socialistic regimes regulatory burden and you’re not going to get much growth. 2016 can’t come fast enough. Get the Fed out of the banking business.

It’s a group of bankers working for... wait for it... bankers. They’ve failed over and over again since their inception.

[alpo]

The German 1 year bond currently pays -0.21%

In other words, you have to pay them to hold your Euros.

[Nuc 1.1]

Bring saving interst rates up to 4% and let the chips fall where they may.

[Whenifhow]

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Fed policies have cost savers $470 billion: Report
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102537689
The Federal Reserve’s efforts to stimulate the U.S. economy after the financial crisis ended up costing savers nearly half a trillion dollars in interest income, according to report released Thursday.