Die Jahreswachstumsrate der weit gefassten Geldmenge M3 ging im April 2017 auf 4,9 % zurück, verglichen mit 5,3 % im März.

Since 2008, the Deutsche Bundesbank has been taking a comprehensive look at how the population pays, what attitudes they have towards cash and electronic means of payment, and what developments can be expected in payment transactions.

Bundesbank President Weidmann has again pointed out the risks associated with government bond purchases in the Eurosystem. In a speech to students and lecturers, he argued that they blurred the boundary between monetary and fiscal policy. The zero interest rate environment provided perceptible relief for highly indebted states, he explained, warning that “[y]ou don’t need to be a "nattering nabob of negativism" to fear that there may be political pressure on the ECB’s Governing Board to postpone any normalisation of monetary policy out of concern for public finances.” .

Mit großer Bestürzung haben wir vom Anschlag auf unseren ehemaligen Kollegen Lucas Papademos erfahren, einem couragierten Menschen im Dienste der griechischen und europäischen Öffentlichkeit.

Das Europäische System der Zentralbanken (ESZB) begrüßt die Veröffentlichung des Internationalen Verhaltenskodex für den Devisenhandel einschließlich der dazugehörigen Bindungsmechanismen.

The working-age population in Germany is becoming increasingly old and will diminish in size in future. According to a Bundesbank projection, this could considerably dampen growth prospects for the German economy in the medium to long term. While the current high level of immigration is mitigating this trend, it is unable to stop it.

Growing numbers of consumers in Germany are using electronic payment methods, says Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann.