Negative rates and inflation

Negative rates and inflation

Have negative interest rates boosted inflation? Here is a nice graph (source macro-man blog , HT FT alphaville)

Source: Macro-man blog
Not really. Explanations? Choose the chicken or the egg:

1) But for negative rates , inflation would have been even lower

2) We're living in a Fisher effect world. Lower rates lower inflation. (Which is arguably a good , if unintended , thing)

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