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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

BOJ Exits Negative Rate Policy - End of an Era

The BOJ’s End of History Is Much More Than Less Than Zero
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-19/boj-rates-this-end-of-history-is-much-more-than-less-than-zero
The Bank of Japan finally made its move out of negative interest rates, ending an abomination. Everyone should be grateful
 
Bank of Japan ends era of negative interest rates
https://www.ft.com/content/67f51286-4e3f-465e-a780-2fe8ea0f4246
 
BOJ ends negative rates, leaves questions over policy direction
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Bank-of-Japan/BOJ-ends-negative-rates-leaves-questions-over-policy-direction 
 
The Wacky Negative Interest-Rate Experiment Ends with a Thud
A supposed central-bank innovation never gained traction economically but went on for more than a decade anyway. What was gained?