Um Fälschungen von echten Münzen unterscheiden zu können, braucht man kein Münzfachmann zu sein. Die einfache Echtheitsprüfung erfordert keine komplizierten Hilfsmittel, ein kleiner Magnet genügt.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank und die Finanzaufsicht BaFin stoßen gemeinsam den Abbau von Bürokratie an: Die beiden Institutionen haben vorgeschlagen, das Millionenkreditmeldewesen für Banken und Versicherer zum 30. Dezember 2026 einzustellen. Die erforderlichen Gesetzesanpassungen hat das Bundesministerium der Finanzen im Entwurf des Standortfördergesetzes veröffentlicht.

Counterparties may make overnight deposits at the Bank until the start of the next business day at the deposit facility rate. Applications for overnight deposits can be submitted on any business day up to the specified cut-off time using the relevant form (they may also be submitted by fax, in which case written confirmation is not issued).

One of the major elements of the Basel III framework and its implementation in the European Union (EU) is a leverage ratio. This sets a bank’s supervisory Tier 1 capital in relation to its total exposure. 

One of the Bundesbank's tasks is to collect monetary, financial and external sector statistical data, comprehensive sets of indicators and seasonally adjusted business statistics. For macroeconomic analysis relevant data are then fed into the macroeconomic time series published in the time series databases.

On this page, you will find the Bundesbank’s economic publications.

There are various documents available describing the structure and functioning of T2. There are for example the Information Guide for TARGET participants, the User Requirements Document, the User Detailed Functional Specifications, the User Handbooks or our Starting Guide which shall ease the first steps for new participants. These documents and even more can be found in this area. 

With its electronic access for credit institutions, which is based on the Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard (EBICS), the Deutsche Bundesbank offers a communication channel based on accepted protocols and standards which is capable of processing the growing data volumes in the data exchange between payment service providers with bank sort code efficiently, securely and cost-effectively.

The SCL-Directory is used for the automated processing of SEPA payments via the Bundesbank’s RPS SEPA-Clearer. It contains all the business identifier codes (BICs) that can be reached via the SEPA-Clearer.

According to the Federal Statistical Office’s flash estimate, seasonally adjusted real gross domestic product (GDP) recorded a quarter-on-quarter decline of 0.1 % in the second quarter, after still rising markedly in the previous two quarters. The Monthly Report states that after US tariffs were raised in April, industrial output and exports recorded a fall-off. While private consumption benefited from a sharp rise in wages, the labour market remained too weak to generate stronger momentum. The inflation rate fell distinctly in the second quarter.

Lisa, Wirtschaftspsychologie-Studentin, berichtet von ihrem Einsatz, bei dem sie die Digitalisierung im Personalbereich mitgestaltet. Lest in ihrer Jobstory, welche Erfahrungen sie dabei macht und was sie aus ihrem Praktikum mitnimmt.

On account of the differences in the legal frameworks and the various domestic direct debit procedures which exist, the EPC decided at an early stage to develop a completely new SEPA Direct Debit Scheme (SDD). However, implementation of this scheme was only possible once a common framework had been developed within the European Union.

On 22 January 2015, the ECB Governing Council announced the launch of an expanded asset purchase programme (APP).