Contrary to expectations, German economic output fell slightly in the second quarter of 2024, the Bundesbank writes in its latest Monthly Report. Real gross domestic product (GDP) recorded a quarter-on-quarter decline of 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis. Despite stabilising demand, industrial output resumed its downward trend in the second quarter. In the first quarter, it had experienced a brief recovery.

The auction procedure is used for issuing Federal bonds, five-year Federal notes, Federal Treasury notes and Treasury discount paper. The terms of each Federal security to be issued by auction are published.

The certificate is signed with the SHA-256 algorithm by the Bundesbank Root CA 2015 II and is valid for 2 1/2 years. 

Die Leistungsbilanz des Euroraums wies im Juni 2024 einen Überschuss von 51 Mrd. € auf, was einem Anstieg von 13 Mrd. € gegenüber dem Vormonat entspricht. Dahinter verbargen sich Überschüsse im Warenhandel (39 Mrd. €), beim Primäreinkommen (14 Mrd. €) und bei den Dienstleistungen (12 Mrd. €), denen ein Defizit beim Sekundäreinkommen (14 Mrd. €) gegenüberstand.

The statistics on the money markets is on money market transactions, namely on secured, unsecured and certain derivatives money market transactions, concluded by monetary financial institutions (MFIs), with the exception of money market funds.

Alongside the functional documents, there is also information that does not directly relate to the functioning of TIPS. This includes, for instance, the TARGET Services pricing guide.

The certificate is signed with the SHA-256 algorithm by the Bundesbank Root CA 2015 II and is valid for six years.

It is often said that wage moderation in Germany was the primary cause of the current account imbalances in the euro area that emerged prior to the financial crisis. A new study puts this hypothesis to the test.

Some basic information to help you as you enter the world of work in Germany.

The Bundesbank has two stand-alone representative offices – one in New York and the other in Tokyo and many Bundesbank representatives, who are posted at German embassies or consulates general all over the world.

Gaetan talks about his journey to becoming a Bundesbank data warehouse architect and how he takes advantage of the working conditions at the Bundesbank to do his job.

The Bundesbank will replace damaged euro and Deutsche Mark banknotes if more than half of the note is presented or it can be proved that the missing (larger) part of the banknote has been destroyed.

There are various documents available explaining how TIPS works, including, amongst others, the Guide for TARGET Participants, the User Detailed Functional Specifications and the user handbooks. These and further documents can be found here.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat heute harmonisierte Regeln und Vereinbarungen zur Mobilisierung und Verwaltung von notenbankfähigen Sicherheiten für geldpolitische Kreditgeschäfte des Eurosystems veröffentlicht. Damit wurde ein weiterer Schritt auf dem Weg zur Finanzmarktintegration im Euroraum und zur europäischen Kapitalmarktunion vollzogen.

Mit dem Bachelor-Studium der Betriebswirtschaftslehre in der Studienrichtung Dienstleistungsmanagement mit dem Schwerpunkt Digitalisierungsmanagement bieten wir Dir – in Kooperation mit der Dualen Hochschule in Gera-Eisenach (DHGE) – einen attraktiven Berufseinstieg in ein Zukunftsfeld.

Germany’s current account posted a surplus of € 23.2 billion in June 2024, up € 4.9 billion on the previous month’s level. The goods account surplus decreased, yet the deficit in invisible current transactions narrowed to a far greater extent.

Die Bruttoemissionen am deutschen Rentenmarkt lagen im Juni 2024 mit 114,9 Mrd € unter dem Wert des Vormonats (142,8 Mrd €). Nach Abzug der Tilgungen und unter Berücksichtigung der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten stieg der Umlauf heimischer Rentenwerte um 12,9 Mrd €.

For non-business clients, the Bundesbank offers cash-related services for the settlement of small-scale transactions. However, given that the minimum requirements applicable for transactions effected by business clients do not apply to business clients, the range of cash-related services available to these customers is restricted.

Die aggregierte Summe der Aktiva der Kreditinstitute mit Sitz in der EU erhöhte sich von 31,34 Billionen € im März 2023 auf 32,62 Billionen € im März 2024, was einer Zunahme um 4,09 % entspricht.

Am 22. August 2024 veranstalten die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) und der Hessische Rundfunk (hr) das jährlich stattfindende Europa Open Air mit dem hr-Sinfonieorchester.

The Counterfeit Money Unit's task is to examine and store counterfeit money of any currency which is seized in Germany or confiscated by the police. We also check the authenticity of payment cards, securities, traveller's cheques and gold and silver coins which are legal tender. Another focal point of our work is to prevent the circulation of counterfeit money.