Profile Gunnar Dickfeld

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General government debt in Germany increased by €144 billion in 2025 to €2.84 trillion. Central government debt, including its off-budget entities, grew by €107 billion. 

Der Krieg im Nahen Osten löst einen großen Angebotsschock aus, dessen Folgen äußerst unsicher sind. Der anhaltende geopolitische Stress und weiter bestehende Herausforderungen für die Finanzpolitik könnten die Stimmung an den Finanzmärkten auf die Probe stellen.

Interest rate hikes will become increasingly likely if the inflation picture does not change fundamentally, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said in an interview with Germany’s “Handelsblatt” newspaper, pointing to the rising inflation rates in the euro area. Nagel used the interview to talk about current prices, the role of monetary policy and the digital euro.