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"There is a glut in speculation. [...] Savers are punished by artificially low interest rates"

I thought interest rates were kept low to entice those having money to, rather than put it in the bank, invest it, that is: speculate. Problem seems to be that that's not what households did. In many countries, they paid back on their mortgages and put more money in the bank, despite the low interest rates. The science of psychological economics isn't that well developed, it seems.

parent Someone 10 years ago

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