Negative Rates Not Hurting Banks: ECB

The introduction of negative interest rates in the euro zone has been “broadly” beneficial for banks , according to the minutes of the latest meeting of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council.

The document, released Thursday afternoon, detailed the differing views in the council ahead of the slew of measures it announced last month to tackle fragile growth and deflation.

The most controversial of the measures was a cut in its deposit rate, deeper into negative territory. A negative rate effectively charges lenders who park cash at the central bank and many analysts were concerned that this could dent revenues at organizations that were yet to fully rebalance after the euro zone sovereign debt crisis.

However, the minutes showed that a “number of arguments were put forward pointing to the benefits of a further cut in the deposit facility rate.”

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Based in London, Craig Erlam joined OANDA in 2015 as a market analyst. With many years of experience as a financial market analyst and trader, he focuses on both fundamental and technical analysis while producing macroeconomic commentary. His views have been published in the Financial Times, Reuters, The Telegraph and the International Business Times, and he also appears as a regular guest commentator on the BBC, Bloomberg TV, FOX Business and SKY News. Craig holds a full membership to the Society of Technical Analysts and is recognised as a Certified Financial Technician by the International Federation of Technical Analysts.