The German banks responding to the Bank Lending Survey (BLS) barely tightened their credit standards for loans to enterprises any further in the second quarter of 2024. They slightly tightened their credit standards for loans to households for house purchase and for consumer credit and other lending to households. Overall, the adjustments were somewhat less than had been planned in the previous quarter.

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Energy prices skyrocketed and the cost of groceries went up significantly: life suddenly became more expensive in many places starting in early 2021. In the current issue of the Monthly Report, the Bundesbank’s economists examine what was behind these price increases, why inflation has since eased again and what role was played by central banks. They also reveal why the path back to price stability has posed no major disruptions to the real economy so far.

Laut der Umfrage zum Kreditgeschäft im Euroraum vom Juli 2024 wurden die Kreditrichtlinien (d. h. die bankinternen Richtlinien oder Kriterien für die Kreditgewährung) für Unternehmenskredite (inklusive Kreditlinien) im zweiten Quartal 2024 erneut etwas restriktiver gestaltet.

The Bundesbank will replace damaged euro and Deutsche Mark banknotes if more than half of the note is presented or it can be proved that the missing (larger) part of the banknote has been destroyed.