Die Europäische Zentralbank hat heute die Ergebnisse ihres aufsichtlichen Überprüfungs- und Bewertungsprozesses für 2020 veröffentlicht und ihre Aufsichtsprioritäten für 2021 bekannt gegeben.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann believes all institutions have a duty to ask themselves how they can contribute to combating climate change within the framework of their mandate. “I am convinced that we all can do more to mitigate climate change, without risking conflict with our very own tasks. And we should do more,” Mr Weidmann said in a speech delivered virtually in Frankfurt.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat beschlossen, die in den unterschiedlichen Bereichen der Zentralbank durchgeführten klimabezogenen Tätigkeiten in einer zentralen Arbeitseinheit zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels zu bündeln.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat beschlossen, einen Teil ihres Eigenmittelportfolios im Green-Bond-Investmentfonds für Zentralbanken (EUR BISIP G2) anzulegen. Er wurde von der Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsverkehr (BIZ) aufgelegt und ist in Euro denominiert.

The Bundesbank registered approximately 58,800 counterfeit euro banknotes in 2020 with a nominal value of €2.9 million, with mostly €10 and €20 banknotes being counterfeited.

On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union (EU). With regard to establishing new entities or expanding existing entities in Germany, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and the Deutsche Bundesbank are available to assist you in Brexit-related issues pertaining to banking and financial regulation, payment transactions and market operations.

Aus der Befragung im Rahmen des von der EZB durchgeführten Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF) für das erste Quartal 2021 ergaben sich für die jährliche HVPI-Inflation in den Jahren 2021, 2022 und 2023 Punktprognosen von im Schnitt 0,9 %, 1,3 % bzw. 1,5 %.

2020 wurden etwa 460 000 gefälschte Euro-Banknoten aus dem Verkehr gezogen, 220 000 davon im zweiten Halbjahr. Gegenüber 2019 stellt dies einen Rückgang um 17,7 % dar.

In 2020, the Bundesbank registered approximately 58,800 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €2.9 million in German payments. The number of counterfeits thus rose by 6.5% on the year, while the nominal value of the banknotes seized fell by 14.3%.

Der Beginn der Impfkampagnen im gesamten Euroraum ist ein wichtiger Meilenstein bei der Bewältigung der derzeitigen Gesundheitskrise. Dennoch birgt die Pandemie nach wie vor ernsthafte Risiken für das Gesundheitswesen und für die Wirtschaft des Euroraums sowie die Weltwirtschaft. 

Der EZB-Rat hat beschlossen, seinen sehr akkommodierenden geldpolitischen Kurs nochmals zu bestätigen.

Growth in labour productivity in the euro area has slowed significantly over the past 20 years. This was not least due to structural factors, the Bundesbank explains in its current Monthly Report. In addition to enterprises’ diminishing ability to innovate and adapt, demographic change could also have a negative impact on labour productivity, according to the experts.

Many citizens have adjusted their payment behaviour during the coronavirus pandemic. “According to a representative Bundesbank survey in 2020, the importance of cashless payment methods, especially cards, in everyday expenditures has been growing considerably,” said Burkhard Balz, the member of the Bundesbank Executive Board responsible for cashless payments.

A substantial share of bank loans of euro area banks is secured with real estate. In a new study, we examine whether, in the low interest rate environment, banks invested more in foreign real estate-backed lending. Our results suggest that regulatory differences between the bank’s home country and possible destination countries matter for banks’ search for yield.

Laut der Umfrage zum Kreditgeschäft im Euro-Währungsgebiet vom Januar 2021 wurden die Kreditrichtlinien im vierten Quartal 2020 über alle Kategorien hinweg – also für Unternehmenskredite, Wohnungsbaukredite an private Haushalte sowie Konsumentenkredite und sonstige Kredite an private Haushalte – verschärft. 

According to the current issue of the Monthly Report, in the final quarter of 2020 Germany's economic recovery was throttled by the higher infection rates and considerably stricter measures introduced again to contain the pandemic. However, in the experts’ assessment, the tighter restrictions have not led to any major setback; instead, real gross domestic product is likely to have more or less stagnated. The pandemic left a deep mark on German economic output in 2020 as a whole.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im November 2020 einen Überschuss von 25 Mrd € auf (nach 26 Mrd € im Vormonat).

Many citizens have been increasingly using cards to make payments during the coronavirus pandemic. “According to a representative Bundesbank survey in 2020, the importance of cashless payment methods, especially cards, in everyday expenditures has been growing considerably,” said Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz at the unveiling of the results.

The financial assets of households in Germany increased by €108 billion in the third quarter of 2020 and now amount to roughly €6.7 trillion. This rise was due to a high propensity to save and the positive developments on the capital markets towards the end of the period.

The financial assets of households in Germany came to €6,738 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2020. This was €108 billion (or 1.6%) higher than in the previous quarter. In the third quarter of 2020, households mainly built up cash and deposits totalling €41 billion, followed by claims on insurance corporations (€19 billion) and shares (€11 billion).