Inflation this year is going to be noticeably higher than we were expecting it to be before the war in the Middle East broke out, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel told the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) media network in an interview. How high inflation turns out to be mainly depended on how long the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked, he added. If the outlook doesn’t improve noticeably, I would expect us to raise interest rates in June, Nagel said, pointing to the geopolitical situation and rising energy prices.

The continual observation of price stability is based on analyses of price statistics. Particular attention is usually paid to the German Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) and the national Consumer Price Index (CPI), which are both published by the Federal Statistical Office and often used throughout the EU and as inflation measures.

Im Studium Zentralbankwesen lernt Lukas nicht nur die Theorie der Geldpolitik, sondern erfährt in der Praxis wie Entscheidungen einer Zentralbank die Wirtschaft beeinflussen können.
 

Banks’ month-end asset and liability positions in the form of a balance sheet with a supplementary breakdown of the balance sheet items by category, maturity and sector of the respective creditors and debtors.

The counterfeits being spread at present can be detected by checking the security features. In most cases, counterfeiters focus on just one or only few security features. Therefore, it is advisable to check several features.