As in 2023, the monetary policy measures of the past few years shaped the Bundesbank’s annual accounts in the 2024 financial year. For the reporting year, it has recorded an accumulated loss of €19.2 billion.

As in 2023, the monetary policy measures of the past few years shaped the Bundesbank’s annual accounts in the 2024 financial year. It recorded an accumulated loss of €19.2 billion for the reporting year, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer said at the press conference presenting the Bank’s annual accounts. The Bundesbank has a sound balance sheet, Mr Nagel stressed, explaining that the value of its revaluation reserves was many times greater than the current and prospective accumulated losses.

Die deutsche Wirtschaftsleistung sank im vierten Quartal 2024 überraschend deutlich, heißt es im aktuellen Monatsbericht der Bundesbank. Hauptgründe waren sinkende Exporte und eine schwache Industrieproduktion, insbesondere in der Automobilbranche, während die privaten und staatlichen Konsumausgaben stiegen. Auch die Aussichten am Arbeitsmarkt deuten auf eine anhaltende Abkühlung hin.