The MACCs documentation contains important information on the submission of debtor and rating data as well as on the submission and administration of credit claims. 

Month-end external assets and liabilities of domestic banks, their foreign branches and foreign subsidiaries broken down by country and currency as well as by category, maturity and sector of the respective creditors and debtors. Month-end foreign currency positions vis-à-vis residents (supplementary form FW) of domestic banks.

All counterparties have two options for submitting credit claims and debtor data: the online procedure and the file-transfer procedure. There is also a backup procedure for both types of submission.

The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest pursuant to Section 247(1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and publishes its current level in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) pursuant to Section 247(2) of the German Civil Code.

Erwartungen zur Gesamtinflation und zur HVPI-Kerninflation in der kürzeren Frist nach oben revidiert, in der längeren Frist jedoch unverändert. Erwartungen zum Wachstum des realen BIP für 2026 und 2027 nach unten revidiert, danach aber unverändert. Erwartungen zur Arbeitslosenquote blieben gleich.