FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany has borrowed money again at negative interest rates, meaning investors are taking a loss for the chance to hold the super-safe securities during the eurozone debt crisis.
The government sold €1.975 billion ($2.47 billion) in treasury bills Monday with an average yield of minus 0.0246 percent.
It's happened several times. Germany sold one-year bills in July at minus 0.054 percent.
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