When asked if they had seen an increase in inquiries about new credit lines or increases in credit lines from potential business borrowers, the percentage of banks reporting increased inquiries rose to 18.2 percent in the April survey from 10.5 percent in the survey taken in October 2009, while the percentage of banks reporting decreased inquiries declined to 16.3 percent in April from 35.1 percent in October.
Financial turmoil and monetary frameworks  According to some observers, financial crises are manifesting themselves with increased frequency also because of the success achieved by macro-stabilization policies and the better anchoring of inflation expectations in good and services markets. An aspect of this is that episodes of excess creation of liquidity and credit may fuel asset price bubbles, rather than increase consumption prices.