The Federal Reserve's quarterly survey of loan officers, released on February 4th, showed banks demanding tighter lending conditions from consumers and firms alike.
In the Fed's July quarterly survey of senior loan officers, a large percentage of Banks reported that they had tightened lending standards.
Chinese consumers are more concerned aboutrising prices than at any time in the past decade, the People’sBank of China said on Dec. 15 in its quarterly survey of 20,000households across the country.
