Isabel Vansteenkiste übernimmt ihr neues Amt am 1. November 2021.  Sie tritt die Nachfolge von Hans-Joachim Klöckers an, der am 31. Oktober 2021 in den Ruhestand geht.

In our everyday lives, we are regularly confronted with terms that carry "interest" in their names. But what exactly are interest rates and what influence do they have? We want to get to the bottom of the most important interest terms and economic interrelationships in this explanatory film.

Der Bruttoabsatz am deutschen Rentenmarkt lag im Juli 2021 mit 146,8 Mrd € leicht unter dem Wert des Vormonats (149,7 Mrd €).

Germany’s current account posted a surplus of €17.6 billion in July 2021, down €5.0 billion on the previous month’s level. Although the surplus in the goods account rose, the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise primary and secondary income as well as services, declined significantly.

In July, the surplus in the goods account increased by €1.1 billion on the month to €17.5 billion, with imports of goods contracting more sharply than exports.