In the fourth quarter of 2025, households’ financial assets increased significantly, closing the year at €9,504 billion. This represents a rise of €148 billion on the previous quarter, with households increasing their assets by €78 billion and generating valuation gains of €70 billion.

Mit dem Bachelor-Studium der Wirtschaftsinformatik bieten wir Ihnen – in Kooperation mit der Dualen Hochschule in Baden-Württemberg (DHBW) – einen attraktiven Berufseinstieg in die Welt der Informationstechnologie.

Mit dem Bachelor-Studium der Angewandten Informatik bieten wir Dir – in Kooperation mit der Dualen Hochschule in Baden-Württemberg (DHBW) – einen attraktiven Berufseinstieg in die Welt der Informationstechnologie.

Mit dem Bachelor-Studium der Angewandten Informatik bieten wir Dir – in Kooperation mit der Hochschule in Mainz – einen attraktiven Berufseinstieg in die Welt der Informationstechnologie.

The average inflation expectations of households in Germany for the next 12 months increased by 0.8 percentage point in March to 3.5 %. They have thus reached their highest level in this study since February 2024 (3.6 %). In response to a qualitative question on inflation rate developments, the share of households expecting inflation rates to rise during this period grew by 28 percentage points on the previous month to 80 %. This is the highest value recorded by this survey since October 2022. Average expectations for the inflation rate in three years’ time rose in March, climbing by 0.3 percentage point to 3.4 %. Expectations for the average over the next five years remained stable at 3.3 %.

The counterfeits being spread at present can be detected by checking the security features. In most cases, counterfeiters focus on just one or only few security features. Therefore, it is advisable to check several features.

The global economy is under pressure: the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the conflicts in the Middle East have heightened geopolitical tensions. Germany, a large open economy with a gross international investment position of over €14 trillion, is particularly affected by this. In the current edition of the Monthly Report, our experts analyse changes in Germany’s external assets against the backdrop of the current geopolitical situation.

Information concerning financial sanctions, i. e. concerning restrictions on the free movement of capital and payments.

For the processing of cross-border euro credit transfers via the Customer Access Mechanism-IMPay (CAM-IMPay) the following rules apply. “Procedural rules of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the clearing and settlement of cross-border euro retail payments in Customer Access Mechanism-IMPay (CAM-IMPay) (Procedural rules for CAM-IMPay)”