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Patrick Artus

Euro zone: Why has the fact that interest rates are much lower than the growth rate not led to a sharp rise in debt or asset prices?

Given the fact that interest rates are considerably lower than the growth rate in the euro zone, we could have expected a very marked rise in debt ratios and asset prices. However, this is not the case ; why? There are three possible explanations: Either economic agents do not believe that long-term interest rates will remain low for a long time; Or the rise in risk premia has offset the effects of the fall in interest rates everywhere; Or there are rules that prevent economic agents from taking advantage of the low interest rates.
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Patrick Artus

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