This section contains information and material on statistics for analysing risks from financing of residential real estate. The reported data contains information on financing conditions of mortgages of private households.

The money market is where short-term loans and securities are traded. Based on this general definition, the money market is the counterpart of the capital market, where long-term financial contracts are concluded. In international and national statistics, it is customary to allocate maturities of up to (and including) one year to the money market sector.

The war in the Middle East is weighing on the German economy and will initially slow down the recovery that began in the winter half-year, the Bundesbank’s latest Forecast for Germany states. Nevertheless, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel is confident: Economic activity will gain traction again over our forecast horizon up to 2028, he said when presenting the Bundesbank’s new Forecast for Germany. The forecast projects that the inflation rate will rise to almost 3% in 2026 and 2027, only returning to just below 2% in 2028.

Federal bonds (Bunds), five-year Federal notes (Bobls) and Federal Treasury notes (Schätze) are listed on all German stock exchanges.

The subject area contains information on exchange rates and effective exchange rates. 

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen bestimmte Personen, Organisationen und Einrichtungen angesichts der Lage in Libyen dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Vereinten Nationen.

Special honour: Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel has been appointed Knight of the French Legion of Honour. This honour strengthens my commitment to Franco-German friendship and a strong, united Europe, said Nagel at the presentation by François Villeroy de Galhau, Honorary Governor of the Banque de France, on 12 July in Berlin.  

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