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April 28, 2026
Eurozone: Even Tighter Corporate Credit Standards Continues and More Loans Applications Rejected
April 28, 2026 8:51 AM UTC
Given the ever clearer fall-out from the conflict in the Gulf, it was hardly a surprise of even tighter credit standards (Figure 1), thereby merely accentuating trends in the four previous Bank Lending Surveys (BLS). At least as far as firms and especially consumers seeking credit are concerned, t
April 27, 2026
Straits of Hormuz Standoff and Mixed Markets
April 27, 2026 9:02 AM UTC
• Equities longer time horizon means that they are hoping for a reopening of the Straits of Hormuz (though also being helped by renewed AI optimism), whereas government bond markets actually want to see tangible progress and an associated tempering of DM central banks posturing. This dive