Die Bundesbank hat für die Zeit der Baumaßnahmen auf dem Gelände der Zentrale in Frankfurt ein Übergangsquartier gefunden, das Frankfurter Büro Center (FBC) in der Frankfurter Innenstadt.

The June 2018 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report outlines the prospects for the German economy on the basis of macroeconomic projections for 2018 and 2019, with a look ahead at the year 2020. In addition, the Bank’s experts discuss the advantages and drawbacks of central banks raising the inflation target.

In light of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the ECB has announced new liquidity assistance measures to bolster the flow of credit to the economy. In this context, the ECB is focusing primarily on small and medium-sized enterprises. Furthermore, the ECB will acquire €120 billion worth of securities until the end of the year in addition to the bond purchases that have already been planned. The key interest rates will remain unchanged.  

In their first-ever joint exhibition, the National Bank of Belgium and the Deutsche Bundesbank will put works from their respective art collections on public display. The exhibition “Building a Dialogue. Two Corporate Collections of Contemporary Art” shows works by 44 artists in total. The exhibition can be viewed in the renovated modernist counter hall of the National Bank of Belgium, located in the centre of Brussels.

In der Sonderausstellung „Zeigen & Sagen“ stellen sieben Künstlerinnen und Künstler eigene Arbeiten Kunstwerken aus der Bundesbank-Sammlung gegenüber. Interessierte können die Ausstellung im Geldmuseum bis zum 24. Februar 2019 besuchen.

Mit einer großen Feier wurde am Freitag, den 10. Februar 2017, in Hamburg der Amtswechsel an der Spitze der Hauptverwaltung in Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Schleswig-Holstein begangen. Anfang Januar hat Arno Bäcker das Amt als Präsident der Hauptverwaltung übernommen.

The Bank for International Settlements has found that most central banks have no plans to issue a central bank digital currency at present. According to its latest study, the majority are not convinced that the benefits outweigh the costs.

According to Bundesbank Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling, the situation is stable. “The current crisis shows that we, as supervisors, have learned the right lessons from the last crisis. Many of the measures, which, in some cases, came under sharp criticism, are now proving to be worth their weight in gold,” according to Mr Wuermeling.