Im Juli 2025 wies die Leistungsbilanz einen Überschuss von 28 Mrd. € auf (nach 36 Mrd. € im Vormonat).

The German economy is likely to grow slightly in the third quarter of 2025, the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report states. Despite continued unfavourable investment conditions for firms and additional burdens caused by the new US tariffs, there were no signs of any major setbacks for industry. It got off to a surprisingly strong start in the third quarter. A recovery in construction output is yet to materialise, however. Private consumption is likely to increase slightly, if at all, as the labour market is not providing any strong stimulus at present. The inflation rate rose to 2.1 % in August.

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The Federal Government currently employs a range of securities to borrow funds for financing its budget. There are four different one-off issues (Federal bonds, Five-year Federal notes, Federal Treasury notes and Treasury discount paper as well as inflation-linked Federal bonds and inflation-linked Federal notes), which are issued by auction.

Aktualisierung der einzelnen EZB-Indikatoren für die Lohnentwicklung (Wage Tracker) unter Berücksichtigung der bis Ende August 2025 abgeschlossenen Tarifverträge; zukunftsgerichteter Zeithorizont ausgeweitet bis Ende Juni 2026.

Aggregierte harte Kernkapitalquote im zweiten Quartal 2025 bei 16,12 % (nach 16,05 % im Vorquartal und 15,81 % ein Jahr zuvor). Aggregierte annualisierte Eigenkapitalrendite im zweiten Quartal 2025 bei 10,11 % (nach 9,85 % im Vorquartal und 10,11 % ein Jahr zuvor). Aggregierte Quote notleidender Kredite (ohne Guthaben) bei 2,22 % (nach 2,24 % im Vorquartal und 2,30 % ein Jahr zuvor). Liquiditätsdeckungsquote im zweiten Quartal 2025 bei 157,84 % (nach 156,24 % im Vorquartal).

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen Republik Moldau dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.

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Regulation of banks is essential to the stability of our financial system. But how appropriate is the time and effort for smaller, regional banks? In a guest article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Bundesbank Executive Board member Michael Theurer and BaFin President Mark Branson highlight the challenges facing small banks in Europe and call for a novel approach to reducing EU-wide regulatory requirements for small banks without jeopardising safety standards.

For many years the Directorate General Banking and Financial Supervision and Directorate General Financial Stability have organised the Bundesbank's autumn conference in Frankfurt on a rotating basis.

Prices of commercial real estate – especially office and retail buildings in Germany’s seven major cities – have risen in previous years. Accordingly, net initial yields have dropped noticeably.

The system of indicators gives a comprehensive overview of the situation on the property marktet, which is characterised by a clear rise in prices at a time of low interest rates.

The ECB requires credit institutions to hold compulsory deposits on accounts with the national central banks: these are called “minimum” or “required” reserves. The amount of required reserves that each credit institution has to hold is determined by its reserve base multiplied by a minimum reserve ratio.

Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel used an interview with the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” newspaper to share his views on the ECB’s latest interest rate decision, inflation and the digital euro. Commenting on European monetary policy, Nagel said, In these uncertain times, we are not going to change our winning formula: We are not pre-committing to a particular rate path but look at the incoming data and make a decision on that basis at the respective monetary policy meeting. He sees positive effects for Germany from rising investment in Germany on infrastructure and defence.

Um nach dem 1. Februar 2014 am Lastschriftverfahren teilnehmen zu können, müssen Unternehmen u.a. eine Gläubiger-Identifikationsnummer besitzen. Die Ausgabe der Nummern übernimmt in Deutschland die Bundesbank in Abstimmung mit der Deutschen Kreditwirtschaft (DK). Anträge können nur elektronisch gestellt werden.

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Die Finanzsanktionen gegen bestimmte Personen, Gruppen, Unternehmen und Einrichtungen angesichts der Lage in Afghanistan dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen.

We are striving to make regulation clearer, more understandable and more efficient – while continuing to safeguard the stability of the banking system, said Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel at the Bundesbank’s 13th regulatory conference in Frankfurt. At the conference, representatives from banks and securities and insurance companies joined policymakers to discuss current opportunities and challenges for the financial industry and supervisors in Germany.

Germany’s current account posted a surplus of €14.8 billion in July 2025, down €2.3 billion on the previous month’s level. The surplus in the goods account increased, but there was a stronger decline in the balance of invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.

Am 9. September 2025 verabschiedete der Rat der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) eine Änderung der Verordnung (EU) 2015/534 über die Meldung aufsichtlicher Finanzinformationen (FINREP-Verordnung der EZB) und ihrer Anhänge.

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen Myanmar/Birma dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.

Finanzstabilität klingt für viele erst mal langweilig. Idealerweise ist es das auch. Denn in einem stabilen Finanzsystem funktionieren die Abläufe verlässlich und meist reibungslos. Die Bürger können Geld abheben, Unternehmen bekommen Kredite und der Zahlungsverkehr ist jederzeit gewährleistet. 

The credit valuation adjustment (CVA) framework is designed for OTC derivatives. These harbour not only market risk, but also credit risk. A deterioration in the credit quality of the derivative counterparty has a negative effect on the value of the derivative.