Central banks have made rates so low that rate-sensitive sectors are at risk.
Boston Fed president Eric Rosengren is warning that low rates are negatively effecting asset prices, reports The Wall Street Journal. As of March, commercial real estate lending totalled US$3.6 trillion, provided by banks, financial firms, pension funds and life insurers. Low-yield returns brought about by the Fed and its overseas counterparts are driving real estate […]
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