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ECB survey shows eurozone banks tightened credit in Q2

The European Central Bank published its quarterly Bank Lending Survey on Tuesday, revealing that eurozone banks continued to restrict access to credit in the second quarter of 2026 as the war in Iran drives up energy costs and clouds the…

China’s June bank loans miss forecasts despite tripling from May

Chinese banks extended 1.61 trillion yuan ($237.9 billion) in new loans in June, more than tripling May's 520 billion yuan but falling well short of the roughly 2 trillion yuan analysts had expected, according to People's Bank of China data…