
Analysis
ECB Survey Shows Loan Demand Falls as AI Funding Grows
Euro-area banks tightened business and consumer credit in the third quarter, while demand for AI infrastructure financing continued to rise.

Euro-area banks tightened business and consumer credit in the third quarter, while demand for AI infrastructure financing continued to rise.

Euro-area consumers raised near-term inflation expectations to 3.1% as growth views weakened and expected unemployment climbed to 11.3%.

The ECB says September inflation reached 3.8% as energy risks, tighter financing and private-credit stress complicate the euro-area outlook.