Climate change poses huge challenges for the financial sector, too. The Bundesbank supports the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel has said he is confident that inflation has peaked. Speaking at the joint press conference with Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco, he explained that, although there was still uncertainty as to when inflation would return to the 2% target, the ten interest rate hikes carried out by the European Central Bank (ECB) to date are yielding results.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €16.6 billion in August 2023, down €2.2 billion on the previous month’s level. While the balance in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, moved into positive territory, there was a sharper decline in the surplus in the goods account.

Die Bruttoemissionen am deutschen Rentenmarkt lagen im August 2023 mit 140,3 Mrd € über dem Wert des Vormonats. Nach Berücksichtigung der Tilgungen und der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten stieg der Umlauf heimischer Rentenwerte um 11,0 Mrd €.