Im April 2016 lag das Emissionsvolumen am deutschen Rentenmarkt mit einem Bruttoabsatz von 118,7 Mrd € zwar leicht über dem Wert des Vormonats (114,0 Mrd €).

Die deutsche Leistungsbilanz verzeichnete im April 2016 einen Überschuss von 28,8 Mrd €. Das Ergebnis lag um 1,1 Mrd € unter dem Niveau des Vormonats. Dahinter stand ein leichter Rückgang sowohl beim Überschuss im Warenhandel als auch beim Aktivsaldo im Bereich der "unsichtbaren" Leistungstransaktionen, die Dienstleistungen sowie Primär- und Sekundäreinkommen umfassen.

From the point of view of Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, there is no need to loosen the accommodative monetary policy any further. In remarks delivered at the third cash symposium of the Deutsche Bundesbank, he noted that, instead, the forces of growth in the euro area needed to be strengthened and that the measures already introduced should be given time to unleash their impact.

Consumer prices have hardly increased and have even fallen at times of late. A key reason for this is the strong decline in the oil price, making fuel and heating distinctly cheaper for consumers. For monetary policy makers, this is a clear sign to look at inflation more closely.

From the point of view of Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, there is no need to loosen the accommodative monetary policy any further. In remarks delivered at the third cash symposium of the Deutsche Bundesbank, he noted that, instead, the forces of growth in the euro area needed to be strengthened and that the measures already introduced should be given time to unleash their impact.

Effective 1 February 2016, credit transfers will no longer be processed unless users specify an international bank account number, also known as an IBAN. From this day forward, bank sort codes and account numbers will be a thing of the past.