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It's Official: You have to pay the Swiss government to take your money for the next 10 years
That government bonds in Europe have negative yields is no longer a quirk of market pricing. On Wednesday, Switzerland sold 377.9 million Swiss francs worth of bonds maturing in 2025 and 2049, respectively, and the yield on the 10-year paper came in at -0.055%, according to the Wall Street Journal. This means that investors will pay the Swiss government 5.5 basis points every six months for the next 10 years for the right to lend money to the Swiss government. Over the last several months, yields in Germany and Switzerland of shorter maturities have fallen into negative territory, but the latest issue from ... (full story)
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