At first the euro was mistrusted, with many calling it the “teuro” (“expensive euro”). Around 20 years ago, 70% of the participants in a survey by the Institut für Demoskopie responded that they had “little or no trust” in the euro, which had been introduced in cash form on 1 January 2002. Today, 82% of Germans support the euro. The Bundesbank played a key role in the introduction of euro cash in January 2002.

Die Jahreswachstumsrate der weit gefassten Geldmenge M3 sank im November 2021 auf 7,3 % nach 7,7 % im Oktober.

The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest in pursuant to statutory requirements and publishes its current level in the Federal Gazette. 

The consultation regarding the nomination of Dr Joachim Nagel as President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, took place on Wednesday. The Executive Board did not raise any objections and is looking forward to working together with Dr Nagel.

22.12.2021: Antworten der Deutschen Bundesbank auf Fragen der Europäischen Kommission im Online-Konsultationsprozess zur Überprüfung des wirtschaftspolitischen Rahmens der EU („Public debate on the review of the EU economic governance“)

Die Gesamtaktiva der Pensionseinrichtungen im Euro-Wahrungsgebiet stiegen im dritten Quartal 2021 geringfügig auf 3 252 Mrd €, verglichen mit 3 250 Mrd € im zweiten Quartal. Investmentfondsanteile machten im Berichtsquartal 47,8 % der Gesamtaktiva der Pensionseinrichtungen aus.

Asset purchases can be a monetary policy measure to raise the inflation rate to the desired level in a low interest rate environment. The following film explains how this works.