| From WSJ: U.K. net consumer lending rose less than expected in September but the number of loans approved for house purchase hit an 18-month high, Bank of England data showed Thursday, in a fresh sign that the housing market is recovering.
But underlining the threat that weak credit demand and restricted supply pose to the broader hoped-for economic recovery, lending to U.K. companies and households grew in September at the slowest annual rate since records began............................Full Article: Source
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