Bank credit is comprised of mostly "securities" and "loans"

Securities are mostly US Treasury bonds and Mortgage-backed securities (MBS).

Loans include real estate, C&I, credit cards etc.
1) Loans as a % of bank credit have plunged as banks continue to absorb USTs, crowding out private domestic investment.
2) Securities as a % of bank credit is at an all-time high.
3) The ratio of loans to deposits also continues to plunge.
4) We have a cyclical upturn in the industrial sector but to really solidify a more lasting bout of inflation, loan growth needs to follow the cyclical upturn.

One of the reasons for "low-flation" over the last decade was the reduction in total bank lending growth.
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