Deutschland befinde sich auf einem guten Weg in Richtung Preisstabilität, sagt Bundesbankpräsident Joachim Nagel in einem Interview im RTL Nachtjournal Spezial. Zwar sei das Inflationsziel von zwei Prozent noch nicht erreicht, die Preise seien Nagel zufolge aber signifikant gesunken. Im Interview spricht der Bundesbankpräsident außerdem über die wirtschaftliche Lage Deutschlands und die Herausforderungen, denen sich der Wirtschaftsstandort stellen müsse.

Over the past few years, growth in loans to enterprises in Germany has been characterised by unusually strong ups and downs. The current issue of the Monthly Report assesses whether such developments in lending were in line with economic and interest rate developments, and examines the role played by credit supply and credit demand factors. The Bundesbank’s economists anticipate a gradual recovery in loans to enterprises starting from the second half of 2024.

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) sind beliebte Anlagevehikel, da sich mit ihnen in ein diversifiziertes Portfolio investieren lässt. Mit global mehr als 30.000 verschiedenen ETFs ist die ETF-Landschaft jedoch nicht leicht zu überblicken, insbesondere für private Kleinanleger. In einer Publikation bringt Dirk Bleich, Finanzmarktexperte aus dem Zentralbereich „Märkte“, das Thema ETFs auf verständliche Weise näher.

Cash remains the most frequently used means of payment at the point of sale in Germany. This is one of the findings of the Bundesbank’s latest study on payment behaviour in Germany for 2023. However, card and mobile payments are gaining significant ground, while the share of cash payments is declining. Although this decline is no longer as pronounced as during the coronavirus pandemic, the share of cash payments is falling faster than in previous years,” said Executive Board member Burkhard Balz.

German economic output probably grew somewhat more slowly in the second quarter than expected, the Bundesbank writes in its latest Monthly Report. According to the Bundesbank, temporary hopes of an end to the weakness in the industrial sector were not realised, as industrial output declined sharply in May. In contrast to this, the recovery in the services sector continued, buoyed in part by private consumption. The inflation rate was somewhat lower again in June. Bundesbank economists believe that economic activity is likely to strengthen somewhat in the third quarter, but could fall a little short of the expectations expressed in the Bundesbank’s June forecast for Germany.