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Could nominal bond yields fall even further below zero?

The emergence of negative yields on some short-dated government bonds raises the question of whether they could fall even further. We suspect the answer is yes, at least in those European countries that are perceived as safe havens and have close links to, but are outside, the euro-zone.

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