Money & Credit (Apr.)

The record fall in net loans to households and another surge in borrowing by businesses in April is an indication of how the lockdown has affected consumer spending and business revenues. These trends are likely to continue until the lockdown is fully lifted, but even then we think that household savings will remain higher than pre-crisis.

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