Incredible Shrinking Bond Yields By Jeremy Jones, CFA - April 6, 2016 0.10% is what you are paid today to lend the German government money for 10 years. It would take almost 700 years to double your money at that rate. Share this:EmailTwitterFacebook RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Do Lower Mortgage Rates Matter if House Prices Are Still High? This Has Never Happened to German Bonds Before Now Time to Get Defensive?