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ECB Survey Records ‘Unexpected’ Tightening in Bank Lending
Eurozone banks tightened their conditions for loans to businesses in the final three months of 2025, an unexpected development lenders expect will continue in the early months of this year, the European Central Bank said Tuesday.
Publishing the results of a quarterly survey, the ECB said much of the tightening was reported in Germany and France, and “partly but not exclusively” involved loans to businesses that were affected by higher U.S. tariffs.
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