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Reported Oct 7, 2026Quickanomics write-up updated Oct 11, 2026, version 31 min read
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The ECB survey points to modest overall easing alongside a mixed picture in .
The ECB reports a slight easing in terms between June and August, based on its September survey.
Wholesale transactions involve financial institutions and other market . The overall assessment combines several types of terms.
Some rates and spreads increased while some declined. The survey describes wholesale markets, not household loan rates.
A lower can allow more funding against the same even if the interest cost of that funding rises. Those movements need not point in the same direction.