Between 2021 and 2023, the average amount of wealth per household in Germany grew slightly in nominal terms, but declined in real terms, i.e. when adjusted for inflation. This is the finding of a Bundesbank study that regularly examines household wealth and finances. Nevertheless, net wealth remains at a higher level in both nominal and real terms than in 2017, when the Bundesbank carried out its last survey before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Der digitale Euro ist eine notwendige Modernisierung, sagt Bundesbankvorstand Burkhard Balz im Gespräch mit der WirtschaftsWoche. In dem Interview verdeutlicht Balz den Unterschied zwischen bestehenden digitalen Bezahllösungen und dem digitalen Euro.

Aggregierte harte Kernkapitalquote im ersten Quartal 2025 bei 16,05 % (nach 15,95 % im Vorquartal und 15,74 % ein Jahr zuvor).

In the first half of 2025, the Bundesbank withdrew approximately 36,600 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of just under €2.1 million from circulation in Germany. The number of counterfeits rose by 8 % compared with the second half of 2024. However, the loss arising from counterfeiting remained unchanged.