EZB-Rat hat keine Einwände gegen den vorgeschlagenen Kandidaten Frank Elderson

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, there are no signs of an abrupt correction in house prices in Germany, according to the Bundesbank’s assessment. However, this is contingent on the economic recovery not being “seriously” disrupted. According to the latest issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report, the pandemic has so far left little mark on the housing market.

Die Banken verschärften Richtlinien für die Vergabe von Krediten an Unternehmen und private Haushalte. Eine schwächere Kreditnachfrage der Unternehmen spiegelt einen geringeren Bedarf an Notfall-Liquidität wider. Die Maßnahmen der EZB stützten die Bankkreditvergabe erheblich.

German banks have seen their interest margin narrow during the negative interest rate period that began in 2014. Yet their profits remained stable up until the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. And there has been no evidence so far to suggest that German banks have been any less willing to grant loans, the Bundesbank writes in its latest Monthly Report.