German banks wade into negative rate debate

Idea of prohibiting the passing on of costs has been gaining political traction in Berlin

German banks grappling with the burden of negative interest rates are fighting back against a proposal to ban them from passing on the costs to their retail depositors. They warn that such a move could unleash “dangerous instability” on financial markets. Markus Söder, the minister-president o

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