Wie zahlt Deutschland und welche Veränderungen gibt es? Antworten auf diese und andere Fragestellungen erhält Martina bei der Analyse vielfältiger Daten.

In response to financial crises since the 1990s, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has developed standards to promote data transparency and support the credibility of statistical systems.

TARGET2-Securities (T2S) is the name given to the integrated settlement platform provided by the Eurosystem that enables settlement of securities transactions with immediate finality in central bank money.

In the context of payment and securities settlement systems, the Bundesbank acts not just as an operator of payment systems and as catalyst for desired changes on the market but is also entrusted with the task of oversight.

House prices in Germany fell significantly in 2023, according to the Bundesbank’s current Monthly Report. Residential properties were no longer affordable for many people owing to high inflation and increased interest rates. Demand for housing declined, increasingly shifting to the rental market, and the already high inflation in rents saw a significant further acceleration, the economists write. Overvaluations in the real estate market came down in 2023, but were not fully eliminated. The authors therefore believe that there is still a certain risk of price corrections.