Am 25. August 2023 erließ der EZB-Rat die Verordnung EZB/2023/21 zur Änderung der Verordnung (EU) 2021/378 über die Auferlegung einer Mindestreservepflicht. Mit diesem Änderungsrechtsakt wird der Beschluss des EZB-Rats vom 27. Juli 2023 umgesetzt, dem zufolge Mindestreserven mit 0 % verzinst werden.

At the end of December 2022, Germany’s net external assets stood at €2,721 billion, thus amounting to around 70% of nominal gross domestic product (GDP). Both German assets and liabilities vis-à-vis non-residents rose further in 2022.

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Der EZB-Rat hatte keine Einwände gegen den vorgeschlagenen Kandidaten Piero Cipollone. 

Die Jahreswachstumsrate der weit gefassten Geldmenge M3 lag im August 2023 bei  1,3 % nach -0,4 % im Juli. Die Jahreswachstumsrate des enger gefassten Geldmengenaggregats M1, das den Bargeld¬umlauf und die täglich fälligen Einlagen umfasst, belief sich im August auf  10,4 % gegenüber  9,2 % im Juli. Die Jahreswachstumsrate der bereinigten Buchkredite an private Haushalte ging im August auf 1,0 % zurück, verglichen mit 1,3 % im Juli. Die Jahreswachstumsrate der bereinigten Buchkredite an nichtfinanzielle Kapitalgesellschaften verringerte sich im August auf 0,6 % nach 2,2 % im Juli.

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Unstructured data hold a wealth of potential for both individual institutions and the financial system as a whole, says Bundesbank Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling. Leveraging the data in a way that maximises the benefits and minimises the risks is what counts, he remarked at BaFinTech 2023, a joint Bundesbank-BaFin event in Berlin. He also warned that excessive legal constraints risk dampening the huge innovative potential offered by artificial intelligence.

The German financial system has weathered the exceptionally strong rise in interest rates well overall and has proved stable over the past months, the Bundesbank writes in its Financial Stability Review 2024. Credit risk is now increasingly coming under the spotlight, however. The financial system is facing acute challenges due to geopolitical tensions and a weak economy. The economy is also undergoing transformation, said Bundesbank Executive Board member Michael Theurer. Our top priority must be a resilient financial system.

Kirstin Hubrich explains the basics of financial stability and of this year’s Financial Stability Review.

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German credit institutions’ performance tended to deteriorate in 2022, Bundesbank experts write in the current issue of the Monthly Report. Profit for the financial year before tax did manage to creep up on the whole and, at €27.4 billion, remained well above the long-term average. However, this was driven mainly by a one-off effect at one institution. According to the Bundesbank, most categories of banks recorded significantly lower annual profit for the reporting year than in 2021.

The German economy is under considerable pressure to adapt, writes the Bundesbank in its September Monthly Report. Challenges are arising mainly from demographic change and the transition to a low-emission energy supply. Moreover, dependency on China for the procurement of key intermediate inputs entails risk. In the midset of the current debate concerning Germany’s alleged status as the “sick man of Europe”, the Bundesbank still sees the German economy as well positioned. According to our analyses, broad-based deindustrialisation is not on the table either, says Marcus Jüppner, co-author of the report. 

Im Juli 2023 wies die Leistungsbilanz einen Überschuss von 21 Mrd. € auf (nach einem Plus von 36 Mrd. € im Vormonat).