Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned against frantic activism given the low inflation rates in the euro area. The drastic drop in energy prices constitutes a "decent stimulus package", he said in an interview with the German news weekly Der Spiegel.

Bei einem großen Bürgerfest in Frankfurt haben rund 1,4 Millionen Menschen vom 2. bis zum 4. Oktober den 25. Jahrestag der Deutschen Einheit gefeiert. Tausende Bürger informierten sich in der Ausstellung der Bundesbank und der Stadt Frankfurt über die deutsch-deutsche Währungsunion.

Germany's net external position stood at €1,228 billion at the end of 2014, and thus amounted to around 42% of gross domestic product. The German net external asset position rose by €248 billion year-on-year. This increase primarily reflects Germany's current account surplus last year. Unlike in the previous year, the increase occurred against the backdrop of rising gross stocks, as it had done in the years before that.