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U.S. Commercial Bank Industrial and Business Loans Rise to $2.89 Trillion

U.S. Commercial Bank Industrial and Business Loans Rise to $2.89 Trillion

The source links a $211 billion year-over-year rise in U.S. commercial bank business lending to inflation concerns and ongoing economic uncertainty that may influence investment strategy and market behavior.

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FRED's TOTCI series (sourced directly from the Federal Reserve's H.8 statistical release) shows the 2026-05-13 observation at $2,889.86 billion, which rounds to $2.89 trillion — matching the headline figure exactly. The Federal Reserve H.8 page corroborates the week-ending May 13 data point. The +$211B YoY increase and 'highest since June 2020' characterization from The Kobeissi Letter are consistent with the trajectory implied by the FRED series.
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