BBCNEWS Talking Business June 4, 2024 02:37:00
Money away, basically? they weren't going on holidays, they weren't going out? this was certainly true post—financial crisis, and the pandemic brought it back in spades. things were starting to normalise and then, of course, during the pandemic, banks became again awash in deposits. and only once deposit rates started rising did we see that pattern reverse. consumer spending went up, but so did opportunities to invest your cash in more competitive vehicles. when rates were really low, during covid or after the financial crisis, we didn't see a lot of opportunities for depositors to find bett...