Under the German Whistleblower Protection Act, the Bundesbank’s whistleblower office can be contacted if there is information about criminal offences, certain administrative offences punishable by a fine or violations of other provisions listed in the German Whistleblower Protection Act which affect the Deutsche Bundesbank itself.

We currently appear to be administering the correct ‘dose’ of interest rate increases, said Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel in an interview with the Sunday newspaper “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung”. In his view, the price outlook is not yet clear enough to cut interest rates. However, he does expect price developments to continue to normalise. 

The People’s Republic of China currently has severe economic problems to contend with. On top of that, relations between advanced economies in the West and China have worsened noticeably of late. These developments also present considerable risks for Germany. “If these risks materialise, Germany’s economy could take a huge hit,” the Bundesbank writes in an article in its January Monthly Report. The article explores Germany’s dependence on China, and is the first to also focus on potential risks to the financial system. 

Die Kreditbedingungen für unterschiedliche Arten von Gegenparteien insgesamt blieben per saldo von September bis November 2023 stabil und liefen damit den in der Umfrage vom September 2023 geäußerten Erwartungen einer Verschärfung zuwider.