bank lending

• Chinese Imports Slump, Loans Slow

  By Bloomberg News  |  February 10, 2012

  Latest economic indicators reinforce view that Chinese growth is weakening.

• European Banks Hoard Cash

  By Anne-Sylvaine Chassany and Gabi Thesing, Bloomberg  |  January 12, 2012

  ECB’s record cash injection hasn’t spurred lending.

• Bank Credit Expanding Faster

  By Steve Matthews and Ilan Kolet, Bloomberg  |  December 12, 2011

  U.S. business loans grew at highest rate since 2008 in Q3.

• Europe Strikes Fiscal Union Pact

  By Simon Kennedy and James G. Neuger, Bloomberg  |  December 9, 2011

  Next step in solving debt crisis is left up to the ECB.

• ECB May Act to Spur Lending

  By Gabi Thesing and Simone Meier, Bloomberg News  |  December 7, 2011

  Measures could include loosening collateral criteria, offering banks longer-term loans.

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  Receivables Under the Hammer

  By Rebecca Brace  |  August 1, 2011

  Electronic auctioning platform provides a new tool to help companies maximize their working capital. (Nic Perkin of the Receivables Exchange)

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  Wobbly But Still Standing

  August 1, 2011

  Healing has been too slow for comfort, but some vital signs are improving. Three economists weigh in.

• Juicing Receivables

  By Marine Cole  |  March 1, 2010

  Receivables securitization not only survived the financial crisis but thrived as funding sources dried up and companies looked to accelerate cash collection.