According to the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report, the rise in financing costs and high inflation had a strong impact on the German housing market. Prices for residential real estate continued to rise up until the middle of 2022, but in the second half of the year fell quite significantly for the first time in a long time. By contrast, price pressures came from the massive increase in construction prices and the slow pace of the expansion of housing supply. Residential real estate in Germany continued to be overvalued on an annual average overall.

In his speech at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel highlighted the importance of the European single market. He said that it was truly a source of prosperity and could help to more effectively overcome future challenges. He called for greater efforts to deepen the integration of the single market, particularly in the areas of services, digitalisation, and the capital market. Furthermore, he stressed that credible fiscal rules were essential for monetary union.

Banken haben wichtige Funktionen in unserer Wirtschaft: Sie vergeben Kredite, wickeln Überweisungen ab und verwahren die Ersparnisse der Menschen. Was passiert, wenn Banken pleitegehen, wurde während der Finanzkrise deutlich. Umso wichtiger ist es, dass Banken kontrolliert werden, damit sie nicht zu hohe Risiken eingehen. Zusammen mit der Europäischen Zentralbank und der BaFin beaufsichtigt die Deutsche Bundesbank die Banken. Was das bedeutet, erklärt Yannick in der neuen Folge Finance Flash. In der Rubrik „20 Sekunden“ geht es diesmal um den Begriff Eigenkapital und warum das für Banken so wichtig ist. Mehr dazu im Video.