Australian data: August building permits , home loans both up m/m

The m/m building permits data is encouraging, but the poor y/y trend takes much of the shine off. Australia job advertisements dipped 0.1% m/m in September. Despite being down that’s not too bad a result given the strong growth in August. Job ads are 50% higher than pre-covid levels — The focus for Australia for

Interbank loans – Other – 23 August 2023

Interbank loans are short-term loans that financial institutions, such as banks, lend to one another. These loans are typically used by banks to manage their daily liquidity needs and to meet their regulatory reserve requirements. Here’s how interbank loans work. This type of loan plays a crucial role in maintaining the stability of the banking

Tighter standards and weaker demand for commercial and industrial loans during Q2

Share: The Federal Reserve (Fed) released the July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) that “addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months, which generally correspond to the second quarter of 2023.” The survey