Der tagesdurchschnittliche Umsatz der Geldaufnahme im unbesicherten Segment erhöhte sich in der achten Mindestreserve-Erfüllungsperiode 2018 auf 123 Mrd €, verglichen mit 120 Mrd € in der Erfüllungsperiode zuvor.

Economic activity in Germany continued to cool at the end of 2018. The Federal Statistical Office reported that Q4 GDP remained at roughly the same level as in the previous quarter, which had seen a contraction of 0.2%. According to the Bundesbank’s current Monthly Report, this is due in large part to persistently weak industrial activity.

The turn of the year saw Executive Board member Sabine Mauderer take office as Chair of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), a global group of central banks and supervisory authorities committed to forging a more sustainable financial system.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has underscored the importance of central banks’ independence to their success. “In order to defend their independence, central banks should interpret their mandates narrowly and seek the support of the broad public,” he said in a speech he delivered in Pretoria.

Die Summe der Aktiva der Kreditinstitute mit Sitz in der EU erhöhte sich im Vorjahresvergleich um 0,5 % von 33,0 Billionen € im September 2017 auf 33,2 Billionen € im September 2018. Die Quote notleidender Kredite  ging im Vergleich zum Vorjahr um 1,0 Prozentpunkte auf 3,4 % zurück.