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Interest Rate Cuts Won't Work

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Interest Rate Cuts Won't Work

The Federal Reserve and other central banks have moved to cut interest rates to counter the sharp downturn in financial markets due to the global coronavirus crisis. But as Asia Global Institute Director Zhiwu Chen tells NetEase, these cuts will do little to prevent an economic slowdown.

Read the full article here (Chinese only).


Interviewee

Zhiwu Chen

Chair Professor of Finance, the University of Hong Kong

Zhiwu Chen

THE ASIA GLOBAL INSTITUTE

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The University of Hong Kong
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