Market risk is the risk of losses in on- and off-balance sheet risk positions arising from movements in market prices. Under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), credit institutions are required to hold own funds for market risk to cover foreign exchange risk and commodities risk in their non-trading and trading books as well as position risk (risk of positions in debt and equity instruments) in their trading book. They can use either the standardised approach or internal risk models to calculate their market risk.

The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.

The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.

The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.

The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.

Isabel Schnabel, Mitglied des Direktoriums und des Rates der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB), hat Präsidentin Christine Lagarde darüber informiert, dass sie am 3. Januar 2027 von ihrem Amt zurücktreten wird.

The Counterfeit Money Unit's task is to examine and store counterfeit money of any currency which is seized in Germany or confiscated by the police. We also check the authenticity of payment cards, securities, traveller's cheques and gold and silver coins which are legal tender. Another focal point of our work is to prevent the circulation of counterfeit money.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €21.2 billion in July 2026. The result was €2.3 billion up on the level of the previous month. This was mainly due to a larger goods account surplus. By contrast, there was a decrease in the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.