Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat gegen die Belfius Banque S.A./Belfius Bank S.A./N.V. eine Geldbuße von 6,94 Mio € verhängt. Grund hierfür war die Nichterfüllung von Anforderungen im Zusammenhang mit der Anwendung interner Modelle. Diese internen Modelle messen das von der Bank in ihrer Bilanz gehaltene Risiko.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €9.6 billion in May 2025, virtually half the level seen in the preceding month. This was mainly attributable to the swing to a deficit in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income. There was also a somewhat smaller surplus in goods trading. 

The labour cost index measures developments in labour costs per man-hour worked and is harmonised across Europe. It indicates from a cost perspective the risks to price stability and contributes to the location and competition analyses in a European comparison.

The average inflation expectations for the next 12 months among households in Germany rose slightly in June after falling significantly between April and May. At 2.9 %, they were 0.1 percentage point over the previous month’s figure. The share of households expecting inflation rates to rise over the next 12 months increased by 5 percentage points on the month, from 45 % in May 2025 to 50 % in June. Average expectations for the inflation rate three years ahead increased slightly by 0.1 percentage point over the previous month, reaching 3.1 %. Inflation rate expectations relative to the average of the next 5 years stood at 3.2 % in June compared with 3.3 % in May.

The nominal effective exchange rates of the euro condense bilateral exchange rates against multiple countries into a single index. As an aggregate, they capture changes in euro exchange rates against various groups of currencies of key trading partners.

The outstanding amounts of assets and liabilities resulting from the Bundesbank's financial accounts can be presented in the form of financial balance sheets for the institutional sectors.