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Will negative rates lower bank lending rates?

The introduction of a negative interest rate on a small portion of excess reserves has already reduced corporate bond yields, and we think that banks may also lower lending rates somewhat. However, with appetite for credit fairly subdued, rates will have to be cut further to stoke borrowing, perhaps to as low as minus 1%.

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