EZ mortgage demand keeps falling despite a lower bar

  • ECB bank lending survey

Info from the ECB's bank lending survey:

  • Corporate credit standards tightened in Q1 but eased for household mortgages
  • Corporate loan demand declined substantially in Q1, contrary to expectations for stabilization
  • In Q2, banks see tighter credit standards for corporates but no change for households
  • Banks see small net decrease in corporate loan demand in Q2, net increase in demand for loans to households
  • Smaller ECB balance sheet has negative effect on bank liquidity, financing conditions
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