Der gewichtete Indikator der Kreditfinanzierungskosten für neue Kredite an Unternehmen stieg infolge des Zinseffekts um 8 Basispunkte auf 1,86 %; der entsprechende Indikator für neue Wohnungsbaukredite an private Haushalte erhöhte sich ebenfalls aufgrund des Zinseffekts um 11 Basispunkte auf 2,26 %.

Der tagesdurchschnittliche Umsatz der Geldaufnahme im unbesicherten Segment stieg von 128 Mrd € in der vierten Mindestreserve-Erfüllungsperiode 2022 auf 131 Mrd € in der fünften Mindestreserve-Erfüllungsperiode 2022.

Germany’s small and medium-sized banks and savings banks are well-capitalised for the most part, according to the results of the LSI stress test and a joint BaFin-Bundesbank survey. Credit institutions’ profitability was low, however, and an economic downturn would add to the pressure on their earnings position, Joachim Wuermeling and Raimund Röseler explained at a joint press conference, though the interest rate reversal may provide some relief for institutions in the medium term, they added. 

According to the general rules for Eurosystem monetary policy instruments and procedures, the outright purchase and sale of securities on the market (outright transactions) are considered standard open market operations within the Eurosystem’s monetary policy framework.

At the end of December 2021, Germany’s net external assets stood at €2,545 billion, thus amounting to around 71% of nominal gross domestic product (GDP). Both German claims and liabilities vis-à-vis non-residents continued to rise in 2021.