SCHQ - Short And Sharp: No Positives In Going Negative For Central Bankers
U.S. President Donald Trump has been pushing the Federal Reserve (Fed) to consider cutting policy rates below zero in an effort to stimulate growth and weaken the dollar. But his stance is a lonely one, as negative policy rates have largely gone out of style. Global central banks are reconsidering the wisdom of negative policy rates, and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) itself has already deemed negative rates an unattractive option.
Indeed, the rapid spread of negative-yielding debt in the past year, including large chunks of the corporate bond market, has raised profound questions