Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann warned that a full-blown trade war between the US and the EU could cost both sides dearly. "The adverse effects might be considerable larger than in case of the trade spat with China“, he said in a speech in New York.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €30.8 billion in November 2023, up €10.8 billion on the previous month’s level. This was primarily caused by the shift into a surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income. Moreover, the surplus in the goods account increased.

Der EZB-Rat hat heute beschlossen, die drei Leitzinssätze der EZB um jeweils 25 Basispunkte zu senken. Auf Grundlage unserer aktualisierten Beurteilung der Inflationsaussichten, der Dynamik der zugrunde liegenden Inflation und der Stärke der geldpolitischen Transmission ist es nun angemessen, den Grad der geldpolitischen Straffung zu reduzieren, nachdem die Leitzinsen neun Monate lang unverändert geblieben waren.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €5.9 billion in October 2022, almost half of the previous month’s result.