Many people in Germany are open to the idea of the digital euro. At the same time, there are still gaps in the general public’s knowledge about the planned new means of payment. These are the results of a recent representative survey of 2,012 people conducted by forsa, a market research and opinion polling company, on behalf of the Deutsche Bundesbank in April 2024. 

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EZB lädt Banken und andere mit der Auslagerung von Cloud-Diensten befasste Parteien zur Einreichung von Kommentaren ein. Im Leitfaden werden aufsichtliche Erwartungen und Best Practices für die Auslagerung von
Cloud-Diensten durch Banken erläutert. Erstellung des Leitfadens wurde erforderlich, nachdem die EZB Schwachstellen in den IT-Outsourcing-Strategien der Banken festgestellt hatte. Die Konsultationsphase endet am 15. Juli 2024.

At the end of 2022, Germany’s primary outward foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks were higher than at the end of 2021, by just under 3% to €1,634 billion net. Inward FDI was also up on its end-2021 level, rising by 6.5% to €956 billion. Although Germany’s FDI assets indicated significantly weaker investment activity than in the year prior, it recorded an overall increase of €75 billion in 2023 (2022: €170 billion). The increase of German liabilities was €15 billion, which is one-quarter of the previous year’s figure.

Die Jahreswachstumsrate der weit gefassten Geldmenge M3 stieg im April 2024 auf 1,3 % nach 0,9 % im März 2024.

Talita berichtet von ihrem Einstieg in die Bundesbank und wie sie mit KI die Digitalisierung gestaltet. Durch die weitgehend virtuelle Zusammenarbeit und gut strukturiere agile Organisation ist Talita als talentierte internationale KI-Expertin ein wichtiger Teil des SCAI Teams.

Der Median der Wahrnehmung der Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher bezüglich der Inflation in den vergangenen zwölf Monaten blieb unverändert, während sich der Median ihrer Erwartungen bezüglich der Inflation in den kommenden zwölf Monaten und der Median ihrer Erwartungen zur Inflation in drei Jahren leicht verringerten.

Fabian berichtet von seinem Start bei der Bundesbank und davon, wie wohl er sich in seinem Team fühlt.

The finance ministers and central bank governors of the seven leading western industrial countries (G7) met in Stresa, Italy, to exchange views on current issues. Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner held a joint press conference at which the main focus was on the development of the global economy and trade, but other topics on the agenda were current affairs and interest rate developments.

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Economic output in Germany increased again somewhat of late according to the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. Benefiting from favourable weather conditions, construction in particular picked up again recently. “Industrial output and exports [also] performed better than had been expected based on the weak demand,” the economists write. However, private consumption remained sluggish in the first quarter. Consumers were unsettled despite the stable labour market and real income growth. Inflation eased only marginally and stood at 2.7% in the first quarter.