re: #230 Tommy’s cone of shame

France sells bonds at negative interest rate
[Link: hosted.ap.org…]
Does that mean you get less money back when your bond matures?
I am so confused!

Yeah, looks like the investors are paying interest to the treasury…

In a sale Monday, the treasury sold three-month bonds at -0.005 percent, and six-month bonds at -0.006 percent. The treasury agency says it’s the first time they have registered negative yields.

Maybe that means the Euro is going to deflate. Investors would bet that the treasury bond is going to lose less value that the Euro if the kept cash.
/Just a guess