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EA: Bank credit flows rose again in May

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Euro area M3 and credit flows for May were pretty strong overall. Our GDP growth forecast remains unchanged for the euro area.Euro area credit flows to non-financial corporations increased again in May, by EUR10 bn in adjusted terms, following a gain of EUR11 bn in April.Broad money growth (M3) rose marginally from 4.9% to 5.0% y-o-y. Bank lending growth to the private sector was broadly unchanged at 2.6% y-o-y, in line with leading indicators.Overall, we are keeping unchanged our GDP growth forecast for the euro area at 1.9% for 2017 as a whole. We continue to see a number of headwinds that could lead to a modest slowdown in the pace of economic expansion, which should nonetheless remain comfortably above potential this year, at around 1.75% in annualised terms.Read full report here

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Euro area M3 and credit flows for May were pretty strong overall. Our GDP growth forecast remains unchanged for the euro area.

EA: Bank credit flows rose again in May

Euro area credit flows to non-financial corporations increased again in May, by EUR10 bn in adjusted terms, following a gain of EUR11 bn in April.

Broad money growth (M3) rose marginally from 4.9% to 5.0% y-o-y. Bank lending growth to the private sector was broadly unchanged at 2.6% y-o-y, in line with leading indicators.

Overall, we are keeping unchanged our GDP growth forecast for the euro area at 1.9% for 2017 as a whole. We continue to see a number of headwinds that could lead to a modest slowdown in the pace of economic expansion, which should nonetheless remain comfortably above potential this year, at around 1.75% in annualised terms.

Nadia Gharbi
Nadia Gharbi is economist at Pictet Wealth Management. She graduates in Université de Genève, Les Acacias, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland Do not hesitate to contact Pictet for an investment proposal. Do not hesitate to contact Pictet for an investment proposal. Please contact Zurich Office, the Geneva Office or one of 26 other offices world-wide.

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