The effectiveness of monetary policy greatly depends on the operations agreed for this purpose being conducted in a timely and confidential manner. For all operations performed with non-capital instruments, Article 1 (6) MiFIR therefore requires members of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) to obtain an explicit exemption from the obligation to publish trade data when implementing monetary policy in line with their statutory powers. 

For further information, please refer to Bundesbank Circular No 53/2017.

Economic output in Germany stagnated in the second quarter of 2022. Although the services providers which had been constrained during the pandemic received a boost, high price increases and uncertainty in connection with the war in Ukraine weighed on households and enterprises, according to the Bundesbank’s latest Monthly Report. In addition, the unfavourable developments on the gas market are clouding the future outlook and, according to the Bundesbank, are increasing the likelihood of a decline in gross domestic product in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023.