The March 2017 Monthly Report sheds light on Germany’s balance of payments for 2016 and outlines the cyclical adjustment procedures carried out by the federal states as part of the debt brake.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann used a “town hall”-type meeting with readers of the Rheinische Post newspaper in Düsseldorf to warn of the dangers of leaving monetary policy in accommodative mode for longer than absolutely necessary.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann used a “town hall”-type meeting with readers of the Rheinische Post newspaper in Düsseldorf to warn of the dangers of leaving monetary policy in accommodative mode for longer than absolutely necessary.

Bundesbank Executive Board member Andreas Dombret welcomed two school classes to the Money Museum at the start of Global Money Week. As part of this initiative, the non‑governmental organisation Child & Youth Finance International (CYFI) is holding a series of events around the world to draw attention to the role of financial education.

A new EU regulation sheds the first light on the hitherto hidden practices of short sellers. This legislation requires short positions to be made public as soon as they exceed a certain threshold. How are market participants responding to this new transparency? A new study looks into this question.

The finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 countries met in Baden-Baden on 17 and 18 March. Federal Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann reported on the outcomes of the meeting at a press conference to be held afterwards.