Banks’ ECB Overnight Deposits Rise, Close To Post-Lehman Peak
fxbom.com
06:29 PM
FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Overnight deposits with the European Central Bank have hit a new high for the year for a second straight day, signaling growing concern about the health of the euro-zone banking system.
Banks deposited EUR288.429 billion with the ECB Friday, up from EUR275.226 billion Thursday, data released by the central bank showed Monday. That was the highest level of deposits since June 30, 2010, when banks parked EUR310.43 billion.
“Banks continue to feel an extreme level of uncertainty” due to the ongoing debt crisis, said Luca Cazzulani, an economist at UniCredit in Milan.