Can negative rates stimulate growth?
- Negative deposit rates since 2014 have not bolstered eurozone growth
- Last three rate cuts have strengthened, not weakened trade-weighted euro
- Stronger euro does not stimulate the economy or generate inflation
- Should Federal Reserve follow the ECB down the path of negative rates?
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Mexico headed for tough times?
- For a decade, Mexico avoided any serious economic setbacks
- In 2019, Mexico is in recession, unemployment is on the rise
- Mexican peso likely to weaken amid rate cuts, could irk US
- Mexico’s low debt level could allow for borrowings to boost growth
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