We Are Heading Towards Negative Interest Rates

The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows when
But I’m strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We’ll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

“He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” by The Hollies (1969)

He sure feels like he’s heavy. From The Wall Street Journal this morning, “U.S. Growth Starts Year in Familiar Rut.” “A sharp pullback in business investment and weak global demand dragged down an already-lackluster U.S. economy...