Will negative yields render ECB QE useless?

Any optimism surrounding the ECB’s progress towards QE has been dulled by concerns that the already low level of yields on many assets will make the policy ineffective. But there is still scope for QE to bring down interest rates as well as having important effects on the exchange rate and confidence.

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