The annual inflation rate in Germany was 4.1% in September, and the Bundesbank expects prices to continue rising for the time being. “Overall, the inflation rate is likely to rise further at first, before gradually declining in the coming year,” the Bundesbank’s economists write in the current issue of the Monthly Report, explaining that statistical effects are one contributing factor. 

Bundesbank Executive Board member Sabine Mauderer has called on Mittelstand to grasp the opportunity presented by sustainable and digital transformation. “You can demonstrate that sustainability and business success belong together,” Ms Mauderer told business leaders.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im August 2021 einen Überschuss von 13 Mrd € auf (nach 23 Mrd € im Vormonat). Der Leistungsbilanzüberschuss belief sich in den zwölf Monaten bis August 2021 auf 328 Mrd € (2,8 % des BIP des Euroraums); er war damit höher als der Überschuss von 176 Mrd € (1,5 % des BIP des Euroraums) im vorangegangenen Zwölfmonatszeitraum.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann will lay down his office for personal reasons at the end of the year. “I have come to the conclusion that, after more than ten years, now is a good time to embark upon a new chapter – for the Bundesbank, but also for me personally,” Mr Weidmann explained. He said he owed thanks to his colleagues on the Governing Council of the ECB under the leadership of Christine Lagarde for the open and constructive atmosphere in the - at times - difficult discussions conducted over the past years.