The Bundesbank is responsible for the ongoing supervision of credit institutions in Germany. Through their on-site inspections, the Bundesbank's supervisors gain a deep insight into institutions' capital and liquidity adequacy.

Die Mitglieder des Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) haben gemeinsam erklärt, dass klimabedingte Risiken auch Risiken für das Finanzsystem bedingen. Einige Mitglieder haben diese Erkenntnis auf weiter gefasste Umweltrisiken ausgedehnt, die ihrer Meinung nach ebenfalls finanzielle Risiken bergen.

Experts from the Bundesbank have criticised the common European budgetary rules and their implementation as becoming less and less comprehensible and predictable. They are calling for reforms to restrengthen the rules’ binding force.

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2018, the financial assets of households in Germany stood at €6,016 billion. Compared with the third quarter of 2018, this represents a decrease of just over €28 billion.

NGFS calls for action by central banks, supervisors and all relevant stakeholders for greening the financial system.

Im Februar 2019 wies die Leistungsbilanz des Euro-Währungsgebiets einen Überschuss von 27 Mrd € auf (nach 37 Mrd € im Vormonat).

The German economy grew moderately in the first quarter of 2019. However, in the Bundesbank’s assessment, the still positive development was largely attributable to one-off effects. The Bundesbank's economists write that the already booming construction sector profited further from the favourable weather in February, for example.