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ChristianKl comments on Open Thread, January 4-10, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 09 January 2016 11:26:49AM 0 points [-]

Aren't the big banks publically traded and expected to grow by stock market analysts? How does that work when they get negative interest rates?

Comment author: Lumifer 09 January 2016 05:23:56PM 2 points [-]

Banks have a variety of ways of making money besides collecting interest on deposits they make.

Comment author: tut 10 January 2016 05:27:57PM 0 points [-]

They get positive expected real interest from loans they give, but pay negative real interest on deposits they receive.

Comment author: ChristianKl 11 January 2016 01:29:42PM 0 points [-]

If a bank buys a government bond that's "giving a loan" and I understand that to give negative interest in certain cases.