Policy measures from governments and the ECB to keep banks lending during lockdowns appear to have been successful, but as we have argued was likely to happen, loan growth is now slowing. Consumers’ and firms’ ability and willingness to borrow will be limited for some time, and we expect their spending to remain below pre-crisis levels for at least the next couple of years.
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