Banks’ results of little reassurance on the lending front

Markets have reacted positively to the interim results released by the major banks in the past few days. Indeed, the banking sector appears to be getting back on its feet. But there was little in the results to suggest that bank lending is reaching the levels necessary for the economic recovery to make significant further progress.

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