The Deutsche Bundesbank sees the German economy poised for the start of a strong upswing. It currently projects economic growth to reach 3.7% this year and 5.2% next year. In 2023, growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) is set to lose momentum, but will still amount to 1.7%.

They affect the lives of all of us: stable prices and interest rates - but monetary policy is an area in which women are still underrepresented. To mark International Women's Day, the ECB asked leading female economists from various central banks in the Eurosystem why they find monetary policy an exciting and meaningful career and how they came to work in a supposedly male-dominated field.

Bonds with coupons linked to sustainability performance targets have become eligible as central bank collateral since the beginning of the year 2021.

Das Brutto-Emissionsvolumen am deutschen Rentenmarkt lag im April mit 146,9 Mrd € unter dem Niveau des Vormonats (182,1 Mrd €). Nach Abzug der Tilgungen und bei Berücksichtigung der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten wurden im Ergebnis heimische Rentenwerte für 12,4 Mrd € begeben.

In April 2021, Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €21.3 billion, down €8.7 billion on the previous month’s level. This was driven by the decrease in the goods account surplus and a narrowed surplus on invisible current transactions, comprising primary and secondary income as well as services.