The annual inflation rate in Germany was 4.1% in September, and the Bundesbank expects prices to continue rising for the time being. “Overall, the inflation rate is likely to rise further at first, before gradually declining in the coming year,” the Bundesbank’s economists write in the current issue of the Monthly Report, explaining that statistical effects are one contributing factor. 

Bundesbank Executive Board member Sabine Mauderer has called on Mittelstand to grasp the opportunity presented by sustainable and digital transformation. “You can demonstrate that sustainability and business success belong together,” Ms Mauderer told business leaders.

Die Jahreswachstumsrate der weit gefassten Geldmenge M3 sank im September 2021 auf 7,4 % nach 7,9 % im August.

The possible introduction of a digital euro has been the subject of intensive debate among specialists for some time now. The discussion has been slow to trickle down to consumers, however, as revealed by the findings of a representative study presented by the Bundesbank in its latest Monthly Report. 77% of participants surveyed in April 2021 had never heard of the digital euro.