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Euro zone M3 money supply grows 3.6% in December

Published 01/29/2015, 04:04 AM
Updated 01/29/2015, 04:04 AM
© Reuters.  Euro zone M3 money supply grows more than expected in December

© Reuters. Euro zone M3 money supply grows more than expected in December

Investing.com - The euro zone's M3 money supply grew more than expected in December, while private loans declined for the 32nd consecutive month, official data showed on Monday.

In a report, the European Central Bank said M3 money supply in the single currency bloc rose at annualized rate of 3.6% last month, above forecasts for a 3.5% gain. M3 money supply in the euro zone rose 3.1% in the preceding month.

Loans to private sector declined at a pace of 0.5% annually in December, compared to expectations for a 0.7% drop, after falling 0.9% in November.

EUR/USD was trading at 1.1297 from around 1.1295 ahead of the release of the data, while EUR/GBP was at 0.7466 from 0.7467 earlier.

Meanwhile, European stock markets remained lower. Germany's DAX slumped 0.7%, the EURO STOXX 50 shed 0.55%, France’s CAC 40 declined 0.6%, while London’s FTSE 100 dropped 0.9%.

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