The money market is where short-term loans and securities are traded. Based on this general definition, the money market is the counterpart of the capital market, where long-term financial contracts are concluded. In international and national statistics, it is customary to allocate maturities of up to (and including) one year to the money market sector.

On this page you will find frequently asked questions and notices on reports in external sector.

For non-business clients, the Bundesbank offers cash-related services for the settlement of small-scale transactions. However, given that the minimum requirements applicable for transactions effected by business clients do not apply to non-business clients, the range of cash-related services available to these customers is limited.

Die Finanzsanktionen gegenüber dem Iran dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen und der Europäischen Union.

This section contains information and material on statistics for analysing risks from financing of residential real estate. The reported data contains information on financing conditions of mortgages of private households.

Im Studium Zentralbankwesen lernt Lukas nicht nur die Theorie der Geldpolitik, sondern erfährt in der Praxis wie Entscheidungen einer Zentralbank die Wirtschaft beeinflussen können.
 

After comments on the MaRisk draft of 15 February 2024 had been examined in detail, the official revised MaRisk were published on 29 May 2024.

Reporting parties can use XML files to submit external transaction and stock reports electronically and securely to the Bundesbank via NExt (until the beginning of 2026).

General government debt in Germany increased by €144 billion in 2025 to €2.84 trillion. Central government debt, including its off-budget entities, grew by €107 billion. 

The average inflation expectations of households in Germany for the next 12 months increased by 0.1 percentage point in April to 3.6 %. In response to a qualitative question on inflation rate developments, the share of households expecting inflation rates to rise during this period grew by 4 percentage points on the previous month to 84 %. This is the highest value recorded by this survey since October 2022. Average expectations for the inflation rate in three years’ time remained stable in April at 3.4 %. Expectations for the average over the next five years rose by 0.1 percentage point to 3.4 %.