One of the major elements of the Basel III framework and its implementation in the European Union (EU) is a leverage ratio. This sets a bank’s supervisory Tier 1 capital in relation to its total exposure. 

Notenbanker beobachten die vielfach steigenden Staatsschulden aus drei Gründen mit Sorge. Bundesbank-Vorstand Michael Theurer fordert eine stärkere Entflechtung von Staaten und Banken.

TARGET stands for Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system and is the settlement system used by Eurosystem central banks for urgent, real-time transfers.

Since January 2003, the Eurosystem has carried out a quarterly bank lending survey (BLS) to expand its knowledge about the role of lending in the monetary transmission mechanism and thus to obtain additional information for monetary policy analysis.

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen den Irak dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen und sind in einer Verordnung des Rates geregelt.

The ECB requires credit institutions to hold compulsory deposits on accounts with the national central banks: these are called “minimum” or “required” reserves. The amount of required reserves that each credit institution has to hold is determined by its reserve base multiplied by a minimum reserve ratio.

The term structure of interes rates in the debt securities market shows the connection between the interest rates and maturities of default-free zero coupon bonds.

The German government has decided to mint a €5 collectors’ coin entitled “Red-tailed bumblebee”, to be issed at 7 November 2024.

The nominal effective exchange rates of the euro condense bilateral exchange rates against multiple countries into a single index. As an aggregate, they capture changes in euro exchange rates against various groups of currencies of key trading partners.

Within the framework of banking statistics, information on the assets and liabilities of all monetary financial institutions (MFIs) in Germany is collected on a monthly basis. In addition, more detailed information on important balance sheet items is obtained through quarterly surveys.

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen bestimmte Personen, Gruppen, Unternehmen und Einrichtungen angesichts der Lage in Afghanistan dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen.

On 30 January 2015, the German Federal government issued a german €2 commemorative coins collector’s coin “25 Years of German Unity”.

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen bestimmte Personen, Organisationen und Einrichtungen angesichts der Lage in Türkei dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.

Die Finanzsanktionen angesichts der Lage in Guatemala dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union. 

First Deputy Governor of the Deutsche Bundesbank since September 2024.