‘We Missed the Exit:’ Banks Step Up Call to End Negative Rates

  • Lenders urge end to negative rates as ECB reviews its strategy
  • European banks have paid $28 billion on negative rates so far

Deutsche Bank branch in Frankfurt.

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As the European Central Bank reviews its strategy following years of radical stimulus, bank executives are stepping up calls on the monetary authority to reverse half a decade of negative interest rates.