Profile Alexander Schwarz

Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel believes that a further rise in interest rates will be necessary. Be that as it may, he told the audience at the Bundesbank symposium “Banking supervision in dialogue”, how high they still need to go was impossible to say at this point in time – it would depend on how on inflation developed, which he saw as being highly uncertain. Bundesbank Vice-President Claudia Buch referred to the many challenges for banks posed by the trends of digitalisation, demographics, decarbonisation and deglobalisation. BaFin President Mark Branson warned of greenwashing in the financial sector.

Der gewichtete Indikator der Kreditfinanzierungskosten für neue Kredite an Unternehmen stieg um 18 Basispunkte auf 4,57 % und der entsprechende Indikator für neue Wohnungsbaukredite an private Haushalte um 10 Basispunkte auf 3,58 %; maßgeblich hierfür war in beiden Fällen der Zinseffekt.

The German Panel on Household Finances (PHF) is a panel survey on household finance and wealth in Germany, covering the balance sheet, pension, income, work life and other demographic characteristics.

The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.