Euro-zone May private loans fell annual 0.1%

FRANKFURT (MarketWatch)
Private-sector lending across the euro zone fell 0.1% on an annual basis in May, the European Central Bank reported Friday, down from growth of 0.2% in April.
M3, the broadest measure of money supply, grew at a 2.9% annual rate in May, up from 2.5% in April
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast M3 to grow at a 2.4% pace in May