Global negative debt chart

2 Jul 2019 To put this into perspective, in early 2018, the total value of negative-yielding bonds globally stood at around $5.7 trillion. The average yield of theĀ  3 Apr 2019 Japanese bond yields imply zero or negative interest rates for even longer. and companies were determined to pay down debt even if interest rates were zero. By 2018, forecasts of global growth and inflation had risen Chart of the day: These countries have seen the biggest falls in extreme poverty.