But low rates are engendered either naturally from increased savings or artificially by printing money.
Still, the prospects for a continuation of low rates are nevertheless friendly for precious metals.
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Good thing then that hospitals, like corporations, can borrow at historically low rates right?
That's why, under an income tax, we pretty much have to have low rates on investment.
Investment spending has certainly not shown a dramatic response to these historically low rates.
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These low rates have not inspired the Japanese to put capital into either machinery or houses.
Savings accounts have been paying very low rates for many years for exactly this reason.
In the U.S., low rates would have rewarded consumption today over savings for tomorrow.
These are historic low rates, and by that measure, rich people are receiving historic low returns.
Instead, low rates went even lower, and those who invested based on market consensus lost out.
Low rates have paved the way for some borrowers to use their home equity as leverage.
Lenders who took on additional risks because low rates signaled stable conditions would sue.
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In congressional testimony on Thursday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged that low rates penalize savers.
In the past low rates would probably have been accompanied by low commodity prices.
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The European Central Bank is lending the banks as much as they want at low rates.
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Banks, the traditional source of funds, are increasingly reluctant to lend at uneconomically low rates.
Lower for longer as in low rates for a longer time is the mantra.
They continue to lend money at absurdly low rates with little thought for risk and reward.
We may never see these low rates again in our lifetime, but tread carefully when refinancing.
Strong backing means that other banks are much happier to lend at low rates, too.
The case for normalisation is that low rates encourage bubbles to develop and reward inefficient firms.
These low rates are particularly shocking given that the official tax rate is 35%.
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Workers approaching retirement should be saving more, not less, as a result of low rates.
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One result of these low rates was that bond portfolios performed better the longer term they were.
Homeowners would soon have timers on their water heaters to take full advantage of these low rates.
Germany's new tax cut will not put it in a position to compete with such low rates.
Asian companies are taking advantage of the renewed enthusiasm from the U.S., borrowing at record low rates.
He borrowed money cheaply from a friend, and transferred the loan at low rates to a bank.
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Low rates are the root cause of the misallocation of resources that define the modern American economy.
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