At the end of the first quarter of 2022, German households’ financial assets amounted to €7,558 billion. This was €36 billion lower than in the previous quarter. Households‘ financial situation thus fall for the first time in two years.

The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest in pursuant to statutory requirements and publishes its current level in the Federal

Franz-Josef Benedikt steps down as President of the Bundesbank’s Regional Office in Bavaria and is succeeded by Reinhold Vollbracht, who previously headed a strategic office in the Directorate General Banking and Financial Supervision. Mr Benedikt retires at the end of July after serving in various positions during a 36-year career at the Bundesbank.

To reach the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, companies must prepare and adapt their business models. This applies to the aviation industry, too.

Im Mai 2022 lag das Emissionsvolumen am deutschen Rentenmarkt mit einem Bruttoabsatz von 137,6 Mrd € leicht über dem Wert des Vormonats (129,0 Mrd €). Nach Abzug der gesunkenen Tilgungen und unter Berücksichtigung der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten wurden inländische Schuldverschreibungen für netto 23,9 Mrd € begeben.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €2.5 billion in May 2022, down €6.4 billion on the previous month’s level. Although the surplus in the goods account increased, this was outweighed by the sharp shift into a deficit for invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.