Im November 2014 war der Bestand an von Investmentfonds (ohne Geldmarktfonds) im Euro-Währungsgebiet begebenen Anteilen 127 Mrd € höher als im Oktober 2014. Maßgeblich hierfür waren vor allem die gestiegenen Kurse für Investmentfondsanteile.

Laut der Umfrage zum Kreditgeschäft im Euro-Währungsgebiet vom Januar 2015 wurden die Kreditrichtlinien im vierten Quartal 2014 über alle Kreditkategorien hinweg per saldo erneut gelockert.

German credit institutions eased their lending policies in all three surveyed lines of business in the final quarter of 2014.

Die deutschen Kreditinstitute haben ihre Kreditangebotspolitik in allen drei erfragten Geschäftsbereichen im Schlussquartal 2014 gelockert.

The Bundesbank sees signs of a more rapid upturn in economic activity in Germany than widely expected. In its latest Monthly Report, the Bundesbank cites the positive consumer climate as well as favourable developments in industrial orders and output as factors underpinning this. The economists expect the dramatic fall in crude oil prices to have a marked effect on growth.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned that the budgetary rules in the euro-area countries should not be interpreted too flexibly. Speaking at an event in Biberach, Mr Weidmann said that sound budgets were a key prerequisite for the stability of the single currency, for which every member state was responsible.

The role of trade in goods in the development of global imbalances