Christine Lagarde of France, who is about to take over the reins of the European Central Bank (see EUROPE B12358A6), defended on Wednesday 30 October the policy of very low or even negative interest rates, which supports economic growth and employment at the expense of savers.
“Didn’t we finally do the right thing by deciding in favour of employment and growth, rather than in favour of protecting savers?”, she asked while on RTL. “People will be happier to have a job than to have...