Laut dem geprüften Jahresabschluss der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) für 2022 betrug der Jahresüberschuss der EZB null (2021: 192 Mio €). Daher erfolgt keine Gewinnausschüttung an die nationalen Zentralbanken (NZBen) des Euroraums.

The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.

The current issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report reports that German economic output was lower in the fourth quarter of 2022 than in the previous quarter. According to the Federal Statistical Office’s flash estimate, real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.2% on the quarter after seasonal adjustment. The Bundesbank’s experts are expecting yet another fall in economic output in the first quarter of 2023. The inflation rate is expected to continue to decline in the coming months, but underlying price pressure will remain high.

According to the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report, the rise in financing costs and high inflation had a strong impact on the German housing market. Prices for residential real estate continued to rise up until the middle of 2022, but in the second half of the year fell quite significantly for the first time in a long time. By contrast, price pressures came from the massive increase in construction prices and the slow pace of the expansion of housing supply. Residential real estate in Germany continued to be overvalued on an annual average overall.

In his speech at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel highlighted the importance of the European single market. He said that it was truly a source of prosperity and could help to more effectively overcome future challenges. He called for greater efforts to deepen the integration of the single market, particularly in the areas of services, digitalisation, and the capital market. Furthermore, he stressed that credible fiscal rules were essential for monetary union.

Das Direktorium der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) hat Frau Myriam Moufakkir zur Chief Services Officer (CSO) ernannt. Das Chief Services Office ist für die Bereiche Informationstechnologie, Personal und Corporate Services zuständig

Im vierten Quartal 2022 erhöhte sich der Bestand an von finanziellen Mantelkapitalgesellschaften/Verbriefungszweckgesellschaften (FMKGs) im Euroraum begebenen Schuldverschreibungen auf 1.740 Mrd. € nach 1.701 Mrd. € im Vorquartal.

Im vierten Quartal 2022 belief sich der Bestand an von Investmentfonds (ohne Geldmarktfonds) begebenen Anteilen auf 14.527 Mrd. € und war damit um 28 Mrd. € höher als im dritten Quartal 2022.

Im Dezember 2022 wies die Leistungsbilanz einen Überschuss von 16 Mrd. € auf (nach einem Plus von 13 Mrd. € im Vormonat).