And in percentage terms, the $ 2 billion hike in available paper cash is the smallest increase in more than 10 years. (moneysense.ca)
Of course, down payments are rarely in the form of actual paper cash. (thebalance.com)
A move towards a paperless cryptocurrency, Haldane recently argued, could allow the bank to charge a negative interest rate, a measure that could not be implemented at present, given that simply holding paper cash would be enough to earn a greater return — zero — than that commanded by a negative rate. (internationalbanker.com)