Die Arbeiten des Eurosystems rund um einen möglichen digitalen Euro treten in die nächste Phase. Am 14. Juli hatte der EZB-Rat den Startschuss für eine Untersuchungsphase zu einem Projekt „digitaler Euro“ gegeben. 

“The recovery of the German economy, which began in spring, continued at a faster pace in the third quarter of 2021,” the Bundesbank writes in its Monthly Report. Particularly strong growth was reported for private consumption and services. Supply-side constraints persisted in industry, however, so that output continued to lag considerably behind strong demand.

The performance of German credit institutions was encumbered last year by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Virtually all of the categories of banks recorded either stagnating or receding results for the financial year before tax compared with 2019, the Bundesbank writes in its current Monthly Report. It notes that the surge in risk provisioning in credit business in particular and the ensuing deterioration in results from the valuation of assets were responsible for this.

Die Jahreswachstumsrate der weit gefassten Geldmenge M3 stieg im August 2021 auf 7,9 % nach 7,6 % im Vormonat.