Die Jahreswachstumsrate der weit gefassten Geldmenge M3 sank im September 2021 auf 7,4 % nach 7,9 % im August.

The possible introduction of a digital euro has been the subject of intensive debate among specialists for some time now. The discussion has been slow to trickle down to consumers, however, as revealed by the findings of a representative study presented by the Bundesbank in its latest Monthly Report. 77% of participants surveyed in April 2021 had never heard of the digital euro.

Bundesbank Executive Board member Sabine Mauderer has called on Mittelstand to grasp the opportunity presented by sustainable and digital transformation. “You can demonstrate that sustainability and business success belong together,” Ms Mauderer told business leaders.

Laut der Umfrage zum Kreditgeschäft im Euro-Währungsgebiet vom Oktober 2021 blieben die Kreditrichtlinien (d. h. die internen Richtlinien oder Kriterien einer Bank für die Kreditgewährung) für Unternehmenskredite (inklusive Kreditlinien) im dritten Quartal 2021 weitgehend unverändert.

German banks tightened their credit standards somewhat for loans to enterprises and loans to households for house purchase in the third quarter of 2021. At the same time, credit standards for consumer credit and other lending were eased marginally. These are the results of a quarterly survey of German banks on their lending activities. According to the survey, loan demand increased in all the surveyed loan categories, but fell significantly short of banks’ expectations in the previous quarter for loans to enterprises and consumer credit and other lending.

EZB ernennt 30 hochrangige Geschäftsleute mit nachgewiesener Erfahrung zu Mitgliedern der Beratungsgruppe. Mitglieder beraten das Eurosystem in Bezug auf die mögliche Gestaltung und Ausgabe eines digitalen Euro.

The annual inflation rate in Germany was 4.1% in September, and the Bundesbank expects prices to continue rising for the time being. “Overall, the inflation rate is likely to rise further at first, before gradually declining in the coming year,” the Bundesbank’s economists write in the current issue of the Monthly Report, explaining that statistical effects are one contributing factor. 

Credit institutions are required to calculate, on a regular basis, the impact of a sudden and unexpected change in interest rates on their interest rate risk in the banking book and to report this to supervisors.

Kompetenzzentrum Verfolgung unerlaubt betriebener Geschäfte

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann will lay down his office for personal reasons at the end of the year. “I have come to the conclusion that, after more than ten years, now is a good time to embark upon a new chapter – for the Bundesbank, but also for me personally,” Mr Weidmann explained. He said he owed thanks to his colleagues on the Governing Council of the ECB under the leadership of Christine Lagarde for the open and constructive atmosphere in the - at times - difficult discussions conducted over the past years.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im August 2021 einen Überschuss von 13 Mrd € auf (nach 23 Mrd € im Vormonat). Der Leistungsbilanzüberschuss belief sich in den zwölf Monaten bis August 2021 auf 328 Mrd € (2,8 % des BIP des Euroraums); er war damit höher als der Überschuss von 176 Mrd € (1,5 % des BIP des Euroraums) im vorangegangenen Zwölfmonatszeitraum.

Households’ financial assets grew by €159 billion to €7,325 billion in the second quarter of 2021. Alongside the transaction-related increase in financial assets (acquisition of financial assets), valuation gains on shares and investment fund shares played a significant role.

Im August 2021 fiel das Emissionsvolumen am deutschen Rentenmarkt mit einem Bruttoabsatz von 138,8 Mrd € geringer aus als im Juli (146,8 Mrd €). Nach Abzug der deutlich gesunkenen Tilgungen und unter Berücksichtigung der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten wurden inländische Schuldverschreibungen für netto 33,6 Mrd € begeben.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €11.8 billion in August 2021, down €6.1 billion on the previous month’s level. While the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, saw a slight increase, the surplus in the goods account declined much more sharply.