We are currently seeing negative central bank deposit rates and government and corporate bonds with negative yields, but there are investors buying into these securities. (investopedia.com)
With the elimination of Reg Q decades ago, bank deposit rates now tend to move up and down with open - market interest rates. (businessinsider.com)
That's because bank deposit rates are typically linked to the federal funds rate, which is the interest banks pay to borrow money from the Fed. (interest.com)