The European banking collapse paused in October with a minor uptick in total deposits. In addition there was a massive, mysterious revision of the figures from earlier this year. In the data released in late October, September deposits had plunged below the 2015 low, suggesting that a crash had begun. The data just released erased that plunge and showed total deposits still above the 2015 low. I could find no explanation from the ECB.
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