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Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel has not ruled out taking the central bank's policy rate into negative territory ...

The European Central Bank cut rates on Thursday, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday, and the Bank of England is likely to do so next week.

Real interest rates can be negative. Even if the nominal rate is positive, inflation can erode purchasing power. The real interest rate includes inflation to give investors a more accurate measure ...

All three of Japan's "megabanks" are on course for record annual income after the first nine months of the financial year as ...

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level.

The Bank of Japan may end its negative interest rate policy as early as January and keep raising short-term borrowing costs if the economy can weather risks from overseas uncertainties ...

German press reports that the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled negative rates charged by various banks in the past were "invalid" and were contrary to "good faith", thereby opening the ...