Households’ financial assets grew by €161 billion to €7,618 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. Taking all transactions and valuation effects into account, growth was thus significantly higher than in the (weak) third quarter.

Die Bruttoemissionen am deutschen Rentenmarkt lagen im Februar 2022 mit 127,6 Mrd € unter dem Wert des Vormonats (143,3 Mrd €). Nach Abzug der gegenüber dem Vormonat niedrigeren Tilgungen und unter Berücksichtigung der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten stieg der Umlauf heimischer Rentenwerte um 19,1 Mrd €.

The German current account recorded a surplus of €20.8 billion in February 2022, up €8.4 billion on the previous month’s level. This was mainly attributable to an increase in the goods account surplus. Conversely, the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, contracted slightly.