Der Median der von den Verbraucherinnen und Verbrauchern in den vergangenen zwölf Monaten wahrgenommenen Inflation sank im Januar 2025 leicht auf 3,4 % (nach 3,5 % im Dezember 2024).

Hiroshi Nakaso, Chairman of the Daiwa Institute of Research (DIR) and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, spoke on the topic of “Germany and Japan 2.0 Addressing Common Challenges at a Global Inflection Point.”

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Die Jahreswachstumsrate des weit gefassten Geldmengenaggregats M3 erhöhte sich im Januar 2025 auf 3,6 % nach 3,4 % im Dezember 2024. In den drei Monaten bis Januar betrug sie durchschnittlich 3,6 %. 

According to the current issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report, German economic output fell surprisingly significantly in the fourth quarter of 2024. The main reasons for this were declining exports and weak industrial output, especially in the automotive sector, while private and government consumption expenditure rose. The labour market outlook also suggests a continued cooldown.

As in 2023, the monetary policy measures of the past few years shaped the Bundesbank’s annual accounts in the 2024 financial year. It recorded an accumulated loss of €19.2 billion for the reporting year, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer said at the press conference presenting the Bank’s annual accounts. The Bundesbank has a sound balance sheet, Mr Nagel stressed, explaining that the value of its revaluation reserves was many times greater than the current and prospective accumulated losses.