An article in the Wall Street Journal in 2016 notes: Over 30% of euro-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds

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An article in the Wall Street Journal in 2016 notes: “Over 30% of euro-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds trade at a negative yield … while 84% yield less than 1%.” What caused so many European corporate bonds to have negative interest rates? Why would anyone buy a bond with a negative interest rate?

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Money, Banking, and the Financial System

ISBN: 978-0134524061

3rd edition

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien

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