Electronic auction platform for members of the ESM/EFSF Market Group.

Turnover in foreign exchange trading remained at an unchanged high level in Germany, while transactions involving interest rate derivatives have increased significantly. These findings were revealed by the survey of foreign exchange and derivatives market activity conducted in April 2022 and covering all major global financial centres. The survey was carried out by central banks in 53 countries in consultation with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

As part of the tasks it fulfils in relation to monetary and foreign exchange policy, the Deutsche Bundesbank monitors current business developments and analyses a broad spectrum of economic issues. The subjects it deals with range from topical questions regarding economic policy and evaluating statistical data and producing forecasts to general questions on the principles of economic policy and more research-based work.

EZB-Rat bestätigt symmetrisches mittelfristiges Inflationsziel von 2 %.

Aktuelle Vorträge, Fortbildungen, Ausstellungen und weitere Veranstaltungen der Hauptverwaltung in Sachsen und Thüringen

In 2022, foreign corporate units with German investors generated an annual turnover of €3.9 trillion.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank gehört zu den Gründungsmitgliedern des von der Europäischen Kommission eingerichteten Netzwerks der Schlichtungsstellen für Finanzdienstleistungen.

Germany’s net international investment position (i.i.p.) rose by €564 billion in 2024. The three-dimensional account system analyses changes in the net i.i.p. from different perspectives.

The German economy did not grow as quickly in the first quarter of 2018 as it did in the last three months of 2017. While the Bundesbank expects the underlying economic boom to continue in spite of the dip in growth, its economists concede in the May Monthly Report that "the underlying cyclical trend may well have decelerated unexpectedly quickly to a pace of growth that is now only slightly above potential growth."

The NGFS is a global network of central banks and supervisory authorities advocating a more sustainable financial system.

The Bundesbank makes rules for banks. It also checks that the banks follow these rules. For example, a bank must have enough money so that it can lend money to others.

German enterprises constitute net debtors vis-à-vis non-residents: Standing at €1795 billion at the end of April 2025, their liabilities arising from financial operations and trade credits, exceeded their corresponding assets of €1501 billion by €294 billion. Compared with the previous month, this is a change of €1 billion.

The special exhibition "GOLD. Treasures at the Deutsche Bundesbank" can be experienced here as a digital version on screen or with 3D glasses.

The concepts and methodological standards for compiling external sector statistics are set out in numerous international manuals. These are currently being revised.

Banks lend each other money. They need to trust each other to do this. The Bundesbank makes sure that banks trust each other.

The address of the Bundesbank's website is www.bundesbank.de. The Bundesbank's editorial team writes this area of the website. 

Ceremonies took place to formally mark two changes of office, each with around 50 guests. The new Bundesbank representatives are Thomas Notheis in Mumbai and Alexander Lieber in São Paulo.

In shops, you sometimes pay with your bank card. The money from your account is sent to the shop owner. The Bundesbank takes care of this.

You need lots of things in your day-to-day life. Bread, clothes and somewhere to live. Sometimes you also want to go swimming. The Bundesbank keeps the value of money stable to stop prices from going up all the time. The difficult word for this task is monetary policy

The coronavirus pandemic has forced central banks to make significant strides in their digitalisation efforts. 30 experts came together in an ad hoc expert panel to share their experiences with the digitalisation process. The Bundesbank offered insights into its new InnoWerk lab.

The business operations of institutions such as the Bundesbank inevitably have an environmental impact. The Bundesbank is aware of its responsibility to minimise this impact and to make an active, sustainable contribution to protecting the environment and preventing climate change.