Der Wage Tracker der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB), der laufende Tarifverträge erfasst, zeigt für das Jahr 2025 bei Glättung von Einmalzahlungen einen Anstieg der Tariflöhne um 3,2 % (bei einer Abdeckung von 50,7 % der Beschäftigten in den teilnehmenden Ländern) und für 2026 einen Anstieg um 2,3 % an (bei einer Abdeckung von 39,7 %). Der Abdeckungsgrad nimmt über den zukunftsgerichteten Zeithorizont hinweg allmählich ab, da 2026 noch weitere Tarifverträge abgeschlossen werden.

Frequently asked questions about the digital euro.

Following the entry into force of the revised Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation (AWV) on 1 September 2013, all external reports from enterprises, banks, public authorities and individuals must, as a general rule, be submitted in electronic format to the Bundesbank directly.

Details of the structure and naming of files in the Deutsche Bundesbank's XML -based reporting system can be found here.

The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

The focus of interest rate statistics is the interest rates applied by domestic banks (MFIs) in Germany and the related volumes of euro-denominated deposits and loans vis-à-vis households and non-financial corporations domiciled in euro-area countries.

On 13 March 2024, the ECB Governing Council decided on changes to the operational framework for implementing monetary policy. These changes will affect how central bank liquidity will be provided as excess liquidity in the banking system, while remaining significant over the coming years, gradually declines.

The monetary policy turnaround shaped the Bundesbank’s balance sheet last year. The profit and loss account for 2022 reported a distributable profit of zero. This result was achieved by tapping €1 billion worth of risk provisions. As in the previous years, no profit was transferred to the Federal budget. “The Bundesbank sustained exceptional financial burdens in 2022,” Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said at the joint press conference with Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling.

The worsening energy crisis, a sharp economic slump and abruptly rising market interest rates could put the financial system in Germany under considerable pressure. “To ensure that potential stress is not amplified via the financial system, financial institutions must be sufficiently resilient on their own,” said Claudia Buch, Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the presentation of the 2022 Financial Stability Review. “Financial institutions should assess the impact of adverse scenarios. Given the high uncertainty, they should engage in prudent risk provisioning and exercise caution when distributing profits,” emphasised Bundesbank Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling.

Im Januar 2026 wies die Leistungsbilanz einen Überschuss von 38 Mrd. € auf (nach 13 Mrd. € im Vormonat).

Fight against euro counterfeiting in North Macedonia and strengthening overall central banking business in Belarus are at the focus of the current twinning and twinning light projects.

International investors are turning more to Europe and Germany. The next technological leap is Europe’s chance to step into a more prominent role on the global stage, argues Sabine Mauderer, First Deputy Governor of the Bundesbank.

The Bundesbank’s RPS SEPA-Clearer provides a competitively neutral, high-performance and cost-effective payment procedure for the processing of SEPA payments. When processing submitted payments, a distinction is made between SEPA credit transfers and SEPA direct debits, as well as  SCC card payment.

Der EZB-Rat hat heute beschlossen, die drei Leitzinssätze der EZB unverändert zu belassen. Wir sind entschlossen, dafür zu sorgen, dass sich die Inflation auf mittlere Frist bei unserem Zielwert von 2 % stabilisiert. Der Krieg im Nahen Osten hat zu deutlich unsichereren Aussichten geführt. Er hat Aufwärtsrisiken für die Inflation und Abwärtsrisiken für das Wirtschaftswachstum zur Folge. Durch höhere Energiepreise wird sich der Krieg auf kurze Frist erheblich auf die Inflation auswirken. Die mittelfristigen Auswirkungen werden sowohl von der Intensität und der Dauer des Konflikts als auch davon abhängen, wie die Energiepreise auf die Verbraucherpreise durchschlagen und die Wirtschaft beeinträchtigen.

The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. It is determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at the 2 % target in the medium term. The war in the Middle East has made the outlook significantly more uncertain, creating upside risks for inflation and downside risks for economic growth.