From Q1 2022 to Q1 2023 Bundesbank conducted a structured survey among all national supervised institutions as part of the annual supervisory discussions with management body.

The Bundesbank is recalibrating its plans for the renovation of its Central Office in Frankfurt am Main.

German economic output is expected to rise again slightly in the second quarter of 2023, the Bundesbank writes in the May edition of its Monthly Report. Inflation, which is now broad-based and rather persistent, is increasingly leaving its mark on wage rises. There is much to suggest that firms will pass on part of the increased wage costs through their prices as the year progresses.

Congratulations! The European Central Bank (ECB) is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It has now been the single monetary authority for the euro area for a quarter of a century. Following the Bundesbank’s model, the ECB is politically independent and pursues price stability as its primary objective.

Im ersten Quartal 2023 verringerte sich der Bestand an von finanziellen Mantelkapitalgesellschaften/Verbriefungszweckgesellschaften (FMKGs) im Euroraum begebenen Schuldverschreibungen auf 1 738 Mrd. € nach 1 742 Mrd. € im Vorquartal.

Im ersten Quartal 2023 belief sich der Bestand an von Investmentfonds (ohne Geldmarktfonds) begebenen Anteilen auf 14 959 Mrd. € und war damit um 430 Mrd. € höher als im vierten Quartal 2022.