The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest and publishes its current level in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger).

Entscheidung fiel nach Rücktritt der Mehrheit der Verwaltungsratsmitglieder der Banca Carige. Drei vorläufige Verwalter und ein Überwachungsausschuss lösen Verwaltungsrat ab und führen Bankgeschäfte weiter.

The German economy did not grow as quickly in the first quarter of 2018 as it did in the last three months of 2017. While the Bundesbank expects the underlying economic boom to continue in spite of the dip in growth, its economists concede in the May Monthly Report that "the underlying cyclical trend may well have decelerated unexpectedly quickly to a pace of growth that is now only slightly above potential growth."

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann used an interview with the German “Welt am Sonntag” newspaper to voice concern about the agreement struck by the Italian government and the European Commission over the budget dispute. “Looking ahead, the Commission and other governments will find it harder still to insist on sound government finances,” he argued.