The German financial system has weathered the exceptionally strong rise in interest rates well overall and has proved stable over the past months, the Bundesbank writes in its Financial Stability Review 2024. Credit risk is now increasingly coming under the spotlight, however. The financial system is facing acute challenges due to geopolitical tensions and a weak economy. The economy is also undergoing transformation, said Bundesbank Executive Board member Michael Theurer. Our top priority must be a resilient financial system.

Kirstin Hubrich explains the basics of financial stability and of this year’s Financial Stability Review.

Why is inflation so high? Will prices continue to rise? And what influence do the ECB and national central banks like the Bundesbank have on inflation? The answers to these and other important inflation-related questions can be found here.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im Mai 2022 ein Defizit von 4 Mrd € auf, ebenso wie im Vormonat. Der Leistungsbilanzüberschuss belief sich in den zwölf Monaten bis Mai 2022 auf 138 Mrd € (1,1 % des BIP des Euroraums), verglichen mit 352 Mrd € (3,0 % des BIP des Euroraums) im Zwölfmonatszeitraum bis Mai 2021.