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Economy

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts) Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:48 PM Jan 2015

This is mind-blowing: You have to pay Switzerland to lend it money

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By Matt O'Brien January 21
matthew.obrien@washpost.com
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Source: Bloomberg

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This is mind-blowing: You have to pay Switzerland to lend it money (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 OP

kinda like a reverse mortgage Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #1

It shouldn't suprise people that you have to pay someone to store your valuables. PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #2

It's not like you're renting a safety deposit box to store Grandma's jewelry Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #3

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

1. kinda like a reverse mortgage

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 03:41 PM

Jan 2015

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. It shouldn't suprise people that you have to pay someone to store your valuables.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:26 PM

Jan 2015

That service isn't usually offered for free.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

3. It's not like you're renting a safety deposit box to store Grandma's jewelry

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:08 PM

Jan 2015

These are government bonds, which are considered an investment, meaning that some sort of return on that investment is expected. It makes no sense to invest in government bonds with the expectation of losing money.

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