Negative rates are no silver bullet on their own

A negative interest rate on banks' excess reserves at the ECB might have some effect on banks' behaviour and at least prove that the ECB is prepared to follow its dovish words with action. But it must be just one part of a policy package that also includes quantitative easing.

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