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Euro zone business lending growth stalls amid uncertainty

Lending growth to euro zone businesses stalled last month, suggesting that trade uncertainty and weak overall growth offset any support provided by European Central Bank rate cuts, data from the ECB suggested today.

Business • 30 Jun

The European Central Bank is poised to cut euro zone interest rates in June

Lending and consumer data cements case for ECB rate cuts

Euro zone lending continued to stagnate in March and consumers trimmed their inflation expectations as record-high borrowing costs kept putting the brakes on the euro zone's economy, European Central Bank (ECB) reports showed today.

Business • 26 Apr 24

Lending to euro zone businesses expanded by just 0.2% in September - the lowest figure since late 2015

Weak euro zone lending adds to recession fears

Bank lending across the euro zone came to a near standstill last month, European Central Bank data showed today, providing further evidence that the 20-nation bloc was skirting a recession.

Business • 25 Oct 23

Bank lending to euro zone businesses expanded by just 0.6% in August - the lowest figure since late 2015 - from 2.2% a month earlier

Euro zone lending slows again as bloc skirts recession

Lending across the euro zone slowed to a near stand-still in August, data from the European Central Bank showed today, as economic growth continued to falter and the bloc was skirting a recession.

Business • 27 Sep 23

Lending to businesses in the 20 nation currency bloc expanded by 4.6% year over year in April after a 5.2% rise a month earlier

Euro zone lending growth slows again in April

Bank lending to euro zone companies and households slowed again in April, continuing the steady decline since last autumn as the economy stagnated and rapid rate hikes dented demand for credit.

Business • 30 May 23

Lending to businesses in the euro zone expanded by 6.3% in December after an 8.3% reading a month earlier

Euro zone lending growth tumbles on slowdown

Bank lending to euro zone companies tumbled in December, effectively ending the sector's biggest borrowing binge in more than a decade as rising interest rates and a possible recession appear to be taking their toll, European Central Bank data showed today.

Business • 27 Jan 23

Lending to businesses in the 19-country euro area expanded by 8.4% in November after an 8.9% reading a month earlier

Euro zone business lending growth slows sharply

Bank lending to euro zone companies slowed in November, easing back from the sector's biggest borrowing binge in over a decade as rising interest rates and a looming recession appear to be taking a toll, European Central Bank data showed today.

Business • 29 Dec 22

Lending to euro zone businesses expanded by 4.2% last month, new ECB figures show

Euro zone corporate lending growth accelerates

Lending to euro zone companies accelerated for the fourth month in a row in December, reversing a mid-year dip, European Central Bank data showed today.

Business • 28 Jan 22

The ECB said that lending growth to firms picked up to 2.1% in September from 1.5% in August

Euro zone corporate lending growth picks up after falls

Lending to euro zone companies accelerated for the first time since February last month, coming off a five-and-a-half year low as the monthly flow of new loans doubled compared to a month earlier, European Central Bank data showed today.

Business • 27 Oct 21

Lending growth to firms slowed to 1.7% in July from 1.8% in June, new ECB figures show

Euro zone corporate lending dips further

Lending to euro zone companies continued to slow last month, European Central Bank data showed today, extending a downward trend and likely raising concern among policymakers about banks' reluctance to extend credit.

Business • 26 Aug 21

The monthly drop in April is the second deepest on record, only exceeded by a €28.6 billion plunge in June 2009

New euro zone business loans plunge in April

New lending to euro zone companies plunged in April, indicating that banks are tightening access to credit even as the bloc

Business • 31 May 21

Hoping to stop the spread of economic gloom, the ECB has thrown further stimulus at the bloc's economy

Euro zone business lending still weak amid slowdown

Lending to euro zone companies held at a two-year low last month despite lending to households hitting yet another post-crisis high, European Central Bank data showed today.

Business • 27 Feb 20

Household lending expanded by 3.3%, new ECB figures show today

Euro zone lending continues to grow, money supply slows

Euro zone lending continued to grow at a steady pace in June while a money supply indicator, which often foreshadows future activity, lost pace, data from the European Central Bank showed today.

Business • 24 Jul 19

Corporate lending in the euro zone expanded by 3.7% in February, picking up from 3.4% in January

Euro zone business lending rebounds in February

Corporate lending growth in the euro zone rebounded last month, European Central Bank data showed today, easing fears that banks are stopping the flow of credit to corporations amid a growth slowdown.

Business • 28 Mar 19

Borrowing among euro zone firms and households grew 3.4% year-on-year in December, new figures show

Euro zone loan growth picks up in December

Lending to the private sector in the euro zone picked up pace in December, official data showed today, suggesting little effect from the withdrawal of a key pillar of central bank stimulus last month.

Business • 28 Jan 19

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