Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel has once again advocated making a timely start on normalising policy rates in the euro area. The risk of acting too late is increasing notably, he said at a conference in Eltville am Rhein. “As inflation in the euro area continues to run high, we need to act,” Mr Nagel urged. “And if both the incoming data and our new projection confirm this view in June, I will advocate a first step [towards] normalising ECB (European Central Bank) interest rates in July.”

Der tagesdurchschnittliche Umsatz der Geldaufnahme im unbesicherten Segment sank von 138 Mrd € in der ersten Mindestreserve-Erfüllungsperiode 2022 auf 137 Mrd € in der zweiten Mindestreserve-Erfüllungsperiode 2022.

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