In a piece for the Financial Times, Executive Board member Michael Theurer has addressed the issue of the sovereign-bank nexus. This close link between banks and their home-country sovereign debt represents a significant threat to financial stability in the euro area. Breaking this cycle is crucial to safeguarding the stability of the euro area financial system, Theurer emphasises.

The German economy followed a slight upward trend towards the end of 2025, the current Monthly Report states. Industry is expected to have picked up again, although exports probably saw another decline, partly owing to weak exports to the United States. Private consumption is likely to have contributed to the increase in gross domestic product, thanks to significantly higher wages. Inflation dropped significantly to 2.0 % in December.

Geoökonomische Fragmentierung und geopolitische Risiken sind zu zentralen Ursachen
makrofinanzieller Unsicherheit geworden, wodurch die Finanzstabilität beeinträchtigt werden könnte. Geopolitische Schocks können finanzielle Stresssituationen verschärfen und das Wirtschaftswachstum dämpfen.

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