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.

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.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im März 2024 einen Überschuss von 36 Mrd. € auf (nach 29 Mrd. € im Vormonat).

How did the ECB Governing Council arrive at its new monetary policy operational framework for the Eurosystem? What principles will be followed when implementing monetary policy in the future? Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel addressed these questions at the 55th Konstanz Seminar on monetary theory and monetary policy. 

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat heute ihren Finanzstabilitätsbericht vom Mai 2024 veröffentlicht. Dem Bericht zufolge profitiert die Finanzstabilität im Euroraum von den verbesserten Konjunkturaussichten. So sinkt die Inflation kontinuierlich, und das Vertrauen der Anleger erholt sich.

The Deutsche Bundesbank is the central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Deutsche Bundesbank plans to forgo the construction of new office buildings on its Central Office premises in Frankfurt am Main. Its forthcoming new strategy for the Frankfurt location will encompass the Bundesbank’s Regional Office buildings in the city centre.

Das Brutto-Emissionsvolumen am deutschen Rentenmarkt lag im März mit 123,7 Mrd € unter dem Niveau des Vormonats (147,2 Mrd €). Nach Abzug der Tilgungen und bei Berücksichtigung der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten wurden im Ergebnis heimische Rentenwerte für 14,9 Mrd € begeben.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €27.6 billion in March 2024, down €1.1 billion on the previous month’s level. This was mainly attributable to a lower surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.

The consolidation process in the German banking sector, which has been in progress for many years now, continued in 2023 – albeit at a somewhat slower pace than in previous years. 

Nach seinem Studium arbeitet Nicolas-Marvin am Mainframe. Was er aus seinem Studium dafür mitgenommen hat und wie er zu seiner Lehrtätigkeit gekommen ist, erzählt er in seiner Jobstory.

This year’s Spring Conference held by the Bundesbank’s Research Centre focused on “Structural changes and the implications for inflation”. A large number of researchers from central banks, universities and other institutions based in Germany and abroad met in Eltville to discuss this topic. Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel spoke in a video message. 

The Bundesbank’s stand at the Europe Festival in Frankfurt am Main attracted a large number of visitors to the Römerhallen. The stand was also where the Bundesbank’s Executive Board, Frankfurt’s Mayor Mike Josef, President of Frankfurt Main Finance Gerhard Wiesheu, as well as City Treasurer Bastian Berghoff and Councillor Eileen O’Sullivan, gathered to make a joint statement for a cosmopolitan Europe and an appeal for citizens to vote in the European elections on 9 June 2024.

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How can Europe’s economic integration be deepened and the Capital Markets Union created? What measures could help leverage the potential of the Single Market and strengthen the EU’s competitiveness? These questions were discussed by Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta at an event hosted by the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE in Frankfurt am Main.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank und Frankfurt Main Finance wenden sich anlässlich des Europa-Tages am 9. Mai gemeinsam mit zahlreichen Repräsentantinnen und Repräsentanten des Finanzplatzes und der Region an die Öffentlichkeit. Beide Institutionen und die Unterstützenden des gemeinsamen Appells rufen dazu auf, sich an der Europa-Wahl am 9. Juni zu beteiligen, um Europa und seiner Demokratie eine starke Stimme zu geben.