09/04/2015 (Agence Europe) - Switzerland takes out 10-year loan at a negative rate. On Wednesday 8 April, Switzerland became the first country to have taken out a long-term loan for 230 million Swiss francs at a negative rate (-0.05%). This is the first time that investors have agreed to pay in the framework of a loan with such a long term. Due to the low inflation levels, the yield required by investors for 10-year loans to eurozone countries is at an all-time low: 0.15% for Germany, 0.38%...