ECB Loans to Firms Steady in September
October 27 2016 - 3:50AM
Dow Jones News
By Emese Bartha
FRANKFURT--Lending to eurozone households and businesses
remained steady in September, date from the European Central Bank
showed on Thursday.
Lending to firms increased 1.9% in annual terms in September
after an increase of 1.9% in August. Lending to eurozone households
grew 1.8%, matching the previous month, the ECB said.
The central bank's M3 money supply indicator grew 5.0% on a year
in September after 5.1% in August. Economists polled by The Wall
Street Journal had expected growth of 5.1%.
Write to Emese Bartha at emese.bartha@wsj.com
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October 27, 2016 04:35 ET (08:35 GMT)
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