Die Jahreswachstumsrate der weit gefassten Geldmenge M3 stieg im April 2020 auf 8,3 %, verglichen mit 7,5 % im März.

Since 2017, the Bundesbank has been upgrading its BPS 1120 cash processing machines to the new BPS M7 model. While the old model worked at a speed of 22 banknotes per second, the M7 can process 33 per second.

The exchange rate statistics represent a collection of current and historical exchange rates for the euro and the US dollar in 192 countries. The Bundesbank provides additional data on topics such as exchange rate arrangements and monetary history for all of these countries.

Deutliche Verstärkung bestehender Anfälligkeiten im Finanz-, Unternehmens- und Staatssektor durch Pandemie. Reaktionen der Politik auf die Pandemie entscheidend für die Wahrung der Finanzstabilität. Trotz besserer Kapitalausstattung der Banken im Euro-Währungsgebiet erhebliche Verluste und weiterer Ertragsdruck zu erwarten.

Der tagesdurchschnittliche Umsatz der Geldaufnahme im unbesicherten Segment erhöhte sich von 127 Mrd € in der ersten Mindestreserve-Erfüllungsperiode 2020 auf 152 Mrd € in der zweiten Mindestreserve-Erfüllungsperiode 2020.

A new weekly activity index (WAI) for the German economy has been developed at the Bundesbank to assess the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the economy from a near-time perspective. The Bundesbank is using this new indicator as an input in its short-term economic analysis.

The Bundesbank reopens its Money Museum on 25 May 2020, bringing to an end a closure of just over two months during the corona lockdown. The museum will be operating with new precautions in place, designed to control infection.

According to Bundesbank Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling, banks should bear in mind, that there will eventually be a transition back to normal in banking regulation and supervision. “After the crisis, buffers will need to be replenished, and this will take longer when profitability is low – as is the case for many European banks,” Wuermeling said in a speech during a video conference. 

Persistently low interest rates had various effects on financial investment in Germany in 2019. According to the Bundesbank’s latest Monthly Report, while households generally preferred low-risk and liquid forms of investment, a certain degree of searching for yield was evident among financial corporations.