- The ECB lending survey for Q2 provided some encouraging news for the euro economy.
o Lending standards have been eased for two quarters in a row now for consumer credit
o Loan demand continues to rise for all sectors and is expected to increase at a similar pace in Q3
- Importantly this has taken place before the new measures (TLTRO) from the ECB has kicked in and it suggests that the main pillar missing in the euro recovery – loan growth – may soon start to gradually support the euro economy. We look for credit growth to contribute to a strengthening of domestic demand in the euro recovery going into H2 and 2015. Improvement in US and China and a weakening of the euro will give additional support to the export sectors as well.
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