Die Europäische Kommission hat heute ihren Gesetzgebungsvorschlag zu einem digitalen Euro veröffentlicht. Ein digitaler Euro wäre so wie gegenwärtig Banknoten und Münzen ein universelles Zahlungsmittel im gesamten Eurogebiet. Mit dem vorgeschlagenen Status als gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel wäre sichergestellt, dass er auf breite Akzeptanz als Zahlungsinstrument stieße.

Central government has increasingly relied on off-budget entities in recent times. It uses them for various purposes, such as for the German armed forces, climate change mitigation and energy price assistance. In the current Monthly Report, the Bundesbank recommends refocusing central government finances more strongly on the core budget and making less extensive use of off-budget entities. This could also entail dissolving existing off-budget entities. “Independently of this, the government should provide meaningful information for all off-budget entities,” the experts write. 

Die Jahreswachstumsrate der weit gefassten Geldmenge M3 sank im Mai 2023 auf 1,4 % nach 1,9 % im April.

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

The monetary policy tightening seen in the euro area since the beginning of 2022 has led to changes in bank interest rates in Germany, the Bundesbank’s economists write in the latest Monthly Report. For the most part, interest rates on loans to enterprises have risen as strongly as expected, while those on loans for house purchase have increased more strongly than they were expected to. The interest rate on time deposits was raised rapidly and by as much as expected, while that on overnight deposits was adjusted upwards only marginally.

It is published once a year at the end of November. The previous year is revised with the publication of the current reporting year.