Der EZB-Rat hat heute beschlossen, die drei Leitzinssätze der EZB um jeweils 25 Basispunkte zu senken. Insbesondere der Beschluss zur Senkung des Zinssatzes für die Einlagefazilität – der Zinssatz, mit dem wir den geldpolitischen Kurs steuern – spiegelt unsere aktualisierte Beurteilung der Inflationsaussichten, die Dynamik der zugrunde liegenden Inflation und die Stärke der geldpolitischen Transmission wider.

Der EZB-Rat hat heute beschlossen, die drei Leitzinssätze der EZB um jeweils 25 Basispunkte zu senken. 

A joint initiative by companies and institutions based in and around Frankfurt’s Bahnhofsviertel – the district surrounding its central railway station – intends to help improve the difficult situation in the area. Known as the BHV corporate initiative (BHV being an acronym for Bahnhofsviertel), it aims to make a positive contribution to the district and support selected social projects through constructive dialogue with the city.

In the second quarter of 2024, German households’ financial assets grew by €136 billion, closing the quarter at €8,815 billion. This represents a new all-time high.

The Single Resolution Mechanism is the second pillar of the banking union and complements the Single Supervisory Mechanism. It is designed to ensure an orderly resolution of banks, including across borders, in the member states of the banking union in order to avoid substantial negative repercussions for financial stability, the real economy and public finances.

Finance Flash geht in die nächste Runde. Und dieses Mal mit zwei ganz speziellen Folgen. Dem Finance Flash Deep Dive. Darin greift die Bundesbank zwei in der Social Media Community besonders stark diskutierte Themen auf und liefert vertiefende Informationen. In der ersten Folge greifen wir Mythen und Missverständnisse rund um den digitalen Euro auf. Immer noch halten sich hartnäckig Aussagen, der digitale Euro werde das Bargeld verdrängen, Einkäufe würden staatlich überwacht oder kontrolliert und eigentlich bräuchte man den digitalen Euro gar nicht. Im Finance Flash Deep Dive klärt Moderator Yannick genau diese Fragen mit Bundesbank Expertin Parinaz Khademi. Sie arbeitet in der Abteilung digitaler Euro und beantwortet alle Fragen aus erster Hand. In der zweiten Folge geht es dann um das Thema Inflation. 

Laut der Umfrage zum Kreditgeschäft im Euroraum vom Oktober 2024 blieben die Kreditrichtlinien
(d. h. die bankinternen Richtlinien oder Kriterien für die Kreditgewährung) für Unternehmenskredite
(inklusive Kreditlinien) im dritten Quartal 2024 unverändert; per saldo meldeten 0 % der Banken eine Veränderung.

For the first time in nearly three years, the German banks responding to the Bank Lending Survey (BLS) did not tighten their credit standards for loans to enterprises further in the third quarter of 2024, but eased them marginally instead. On the other hand, they once again tightened their credit standards for loans to households for house purchase and for consumer credit and other lending to households For the fourth quarter, banks are planning to tighten their credit standards for loans to enterprises again, partly owing to pessimistic market and economic expectations.

On 16 September, the Deutsche Bundesbank and the National Bank of Kazakhstan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which provides a formal basis for their long-standing collaboration and intensifies cooperation within the framework of the CCAMTAC. Read more below about the details and importance of this partnership.

Change of office ceremony in Johannesburg: Jens Fuhrmann takes over from Dr Eugen Cleveland as the Bundesbank’s new representative in South Africa. Read more on how close collaboration with the region’s central banks is being continued and expanded.

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NEW: Online course on LSI stress tests, 27 November 2024

In early September, a delegation from the Deutsche Bundesbank travelled to Istanbul to discuss aspects of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (TCMB) and other stakeholders. Read more below about the exciting insights gained and how collaboration will be intensified.

In the summer of 2024, the Bundesbank’s Representative Office in New York underwent a staff overhaul, with three out of four positions newly filled. Meet the new team and learn more about their exciting tasks and backgrounds.