Der Median der von den Verbraucherinnen und Verbrauchern in den vergangenen zwölf Monaten wahrgenommenen Inflation sank im Januar 2025 leicht auf 3,4 % (nach 3,5 % im Dezember 2024).

Johanna erzählt, wie sie ihr Weg von New York direkt in die Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart geführt hat und warum ihr Kleinigkeiten so wichtig sind.

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Die Jahreswachstumsrate des weit gefassten Geldmengenaggregats M3 erhöhte sich im Januar 2025 auf 3,6 % nach 3,4 % im Dezember 2024. In den drei Monaten bis Januar betrug sie durchschnittlich 3,6 %. 

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According to the current issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report, German economic output fell surprisingly significantly in the fourth quarter of 2024. The main reasons for this were declining exports and weak industrial output, especially in the automotive sector, while private and government consumption expenditure rose. The labour market outlook also suggests a continued cooldown.

In Architektenkreisen stieß das postmoderne Gebäude der Hauptverwaltung in Hessen mit seinen bunten Elementen und seinen Verzierungen auf geteilte Resonanz. Doch der einst kritisierte Baustil gilt nun wieder als Kult, heißt es in einem Artikel in der Zeitschrift Architektur & Wohnen.

As in 2023, the monetary policy measures of the past few years shaped the Bundesbank’s annual accounts in the 2024 financial year. It recorded an accumulated loss of €19.2 billion for the reporting year, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer said at the press conference presenting the Bank’s annual accounts. The Bundesbank has a sound balance sheet, Mr Nagel stressed, explaining that the value of its revaluation reserves was many times greater than the current and prospective accumulated losses.

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Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €24.0 billion in December 2024, up €2.1 billion on the previous month’s level. The surplus in the goods account decreased sharply, but the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, increased more strongly.

The German government has decided to mint a €2 commemorative coin entitled “Mecklenburg-West Pomerania” to be issued on 30 January 2024.

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