Long-term low interest rates risk financial instability, Geneva report argues

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Charles Bean

Persistently low interest rates may "increase the risk to financial stability" by increasing risk-taking and leverage, four distinguished economists argue in a report published today (October 23). The report is published jointly by the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London and the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies in Geneva.

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