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Bank Loans to Businesses Still Falling Means Weak Jobs Report Next Week.

The new U.S. Financial Data report out today from the St. Louis Fed shows that bank loans to business are still falling. This fits what we hear from entrepreneurs, that large banks have been systematically reducing availability of working capital … Continue reading

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Weekly Unemployment Claims +631K. Still No Bank Loans for Small Companies.

About like it has been (4 week average is 628K, originally reported as 631K). Economy is starting to firm up a bit but the job numbers are being held down by the recent further tightening in bank credit lines for … Continue reading

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