May’s CIPS/Markit report on manufacturing provided a tentative indication that the industrial sector’s recession might be drawing to a close. However, disappointing figures on the usage of the Funding for Lending Scheme confirmed that the near-term outlook for economy-wide lending is still bleak.
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