Journal Article

The Policy Perils of Low Interest Rates


Abstract: Well before central banks slashed rates to fight the Great Recession, long-term market rates began slipping. With no reversal in sight, will policymakers lose their main recession-fighting tool?

Keywords: interest rates; recession;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Part of Series: Economic Insights

Publication Date: 2018-01

Volume: 3

Issue: 1

Pages: 1-10