Developing country central banks keep interest rates artificially low to ensure sufficient low cost financing for the public sector, while avoiding large fiscal deficits and high inflation.

Profit margins decreased on large vehicles due to increased incentives (in the form of rebates or low interest financing) to offset declining demand.

Interest rates are already low.

For the neediest households, financing arrangements for provision of in house sanitation fixtures could also be considered, for example through microcredit schemes or low interest loans.

The Long Mystery of Low Interest Rates

In the 2000 s, China became the prime source of debt financing, and Americans were happy, because it enabled the US Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low.

Do Low Interest Rates Ensure High Asset Prices?

Interest rates on government debt are still low.

Low interest rates did not cause the bubbles.

Ultra low interest rates may persist for some time.

Moreover, the Greek government s interest payments are exceptionally low.

Emerging market interest rate spreads now are abnormally low.

In an environment of ultra low interest rates, the economic cost of being late is low.

Back then, Europeans complained that low interest rates in America were driving global inflation now low US interest rates are blamed for driving irresponsible asset price booms.

And the Fed has continued its low interest monetary policy.

The World Bank s traditional instruments have been (and still are) low interest loans, interest free credits, and grants.

One reason for a rise in the interest rate would be a shift from low deflation to low inflation.

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Keeping interest rates low discouraged capital inflows and encouraged asset price inflation.

But you wouldn t know this from the low level of media interest.

Low interest rates strengthen the ability to pay, and thus boost demand.

But today s low interest rate dynamic is not an entirely stable one.

The world s major industrial economies, meanwhile, are maintaining very low interest rates.

Moreover, low long term interest rates are a thing of the past.

European interest in military intervention in Africa is as low as ever.

Similarly, a potential downside to quantitative easing is that low interest rates send capital to higher growth, high interest rate countries.

Policymakers initially resorted to government spending and low interest rates to boost demand.

Government debt service has in general become easier, owing to low interest rates.

We know that extremely low real interest rates produce massive expansion of credit.

When other countries guarantee repayment, it is hoped, low interest rates will return.

Current low interest rates do not cover the risk that banks would take.

For example, sustained low interest rates hurt savers who traditionally prefer safe short term investments. Pensioners and those near retirement, facing low income from interest, may cut back further on consumption, weakening the economy.

Although the French government, unlike its Spanish and Italian counterparts, has not yet had any difficulty financing itself at low interest rates, currency appreciation as the economy slides into recession is like fuel poured onto an unlit bonfire.

Japan s slow growth and low interest rates over the past two decades are emblematic.

Reckless budget deficits can lead to a weak currency so can low interest rates.

However, in the Fed s defense, low interest rates were needed to maintain the expansion.

Macroeconomic policy can try to compensate through deficit spending and very low interest rates.

Another interpretation is that awash with liquidity merely means that interest rates are low.

But interest rates on US Treasury securities are very low and are not rising.

SOEs will lose their low interest loans, subsidized land, monopoly protection, and privileged housing.

Women entrepreneurs face inherent obstacles such as insufficient administrative skills, difficulties in financing and low self esteem.

The right interest rate for the French and Italians is too low for the Germans.

Current ultra low interest rates may be scaring people about the adequacy of future income.

But in the case of Japan, military spending is already low, as are interest rates.

Given today s exceptionally low long term interest rates, the annual cost would be, well, peanuts.