Most economists think that the “neutral” rate of interest, which would neither stimulate nor restrain demand in the euro area, is now more than 3% (in nominal terms).

多数的经济学家认为, 中性利率, 即既不刺激也不抑制欧元区需求的利率水平, 应该在3%以上(指名义利率).

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Assuming anaemic GDP growth of just 1.5% a year as opposed to 2.6%, and a nominal interest rate of 4% rather than 2.8%, us debt rises to 157% of GDP in 2020.

假设乏力的GDP增长率在2020年为2.6%，与2010年的2.6%形成对比，名义税率已是4%而非2010年的2.8%，那么美国的债务到2020年上升为GDP的157%。

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Because the given period isn't campatibile, the real interest rate of bank deposits or loans isn't in accord with the nominal interest rate announced by bank.

由于实际计算利息的次数与名义利率对应的计息次数不一致，银行存（贷）款的实际利率与银行公布的名义利率存在差异。

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Although the interest rate is 0% to 0.1%, average deflation of -1.3% in the past 15 years means that the real interest rate (nominal interest rate 0% minus the price change of -1.3%) is a positive 1.3%.

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Therefore, subtracting rising rates of inflation from falling nominal interest rates results in a falling real rate of interest.

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As a result, the real rate of interest nominal rates adjusted for inflation would actually rise in France.

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