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		Retric on July 4, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sweden Cuts Deposit Rate to Negative 0.25% In a word: Deflation.

pmorici on July 4, 2009 [–]

Even then leaving your money in the bank at a negative interest rate would not be better than having it in a mattress discounting physical theft risks of course.

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