According to the current issue of the Bundesbank's Monthly Report, the German economy remained on its growth path in the third quarter of 2015. Real GDP rose by a seasonally and calendar-adjusted 0.3% between July and September compared with the previous quarter. Domestic consumption was the main driver of economic growth.

The Bundesbank celebrates its 55th birthday on 1 August and continues to stand for an exceptionally strong orientation to stability. We discussed the highs and lows of this era with Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann and former Bundesbank President Helmut Schlesinger, who has been following the Bank’s fortunes since its beginning. The interview was conducted on 29 June 2012, shortly after the Brussels EU summit had cleared the way for a European banking union.

Auf dem sechsten hochrangig besetzten Seminar der Zentralbanken des ostasiatisch-pazifischen Raums und des Euro-Währungsgebiets erörterten die Präsidenten eine Reihe wirtschaftspolitischer Herausforderungen für das Zentralbankwesen, einschließlich der Bekämpfung des weltweiten Inflationsdrucks und der Volatilität der Kapitalströme im derzeitigen Umfeld sowie des Umgangs mit der Verschuldung und dem Wohnimmobilienzyklus