The Eurosystem conducts liquidity-providing USD-operations with a maturity of one week.

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.

Monetary policy meets urban policy – this was the theme of a podium discussion with Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and Sven Schulze, Mayor of Chemnitz, that took place as part of festivities celebrating “Chemnitz 2025”. The two answered questions from visitors and the moderator on the topics of inflation, the digital euro and economic growth.

Für die Durchführung der Bankenaufsicht ist es von großer Bedeutung, dass die gemeldeten Daten konsistent und korrekt sind. Die EZB hat für die einheitliche Aufsicht im SSM Anforderungen an die Datenqualität formuliert.

In April 2025, Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €23.5 billion, down €9.4 billion on the previous month’s level. This was attributable to smaller surpluses in the goods account and especially in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.