Money data confirm banks' reluctance to lend

The latest euro-zone money data provide further worrying signs that the credit crunch is tightening its grip on the wider economy. Looking ahead, falling bank capital looks set to prompt a sustained contraction in loans to households and firms, suggesting that any economic recovery in 2010 will be moderate at best.

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