Is the ECB's rate hike cycle nearing its end? Both supply and demand for bank credit in the euro area are weakening, and economic cooling signals are testing the subsequent interest rate path.

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that the European Central Bank pointed out that banks in the euro area tightened credit conditions in the third quarter and reported weakening loan demand. This situation further supports the European Central Bank's stance of maintaining a cautious attitude toward further interest rate hikes.