Virtual conference of the People’s Bank of China and the Deutsche Bundesbank | 14.09.2021

In a joint letter, the Deutsche Bundesbank and 24 other national central banks and financial supervisory authorities within the EU are now calling for the European Commission to ensure that the proposal on updated capital adequacy rules for banks in the EU follows the global agreement known as Basel III. More precisely, we who are signing the joint letter wish to particularly emphasise that the output floor for risk-weighted assets and the standard method for credit risk should comply with the international agreement. Deviating from the Basel agreement could have a negative impact on confidence in both the European banking sector and the EU regulatory framework. It is therefore important that the global agreements are met in full and in a consistent manner.

International Conference on Statistics for Sustainable Finance | 14.–15.09.2021

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on the global economy, forcing governments to take rapid fiscal action. However, generous government support programmes depend on the government having a good credit rating. How do financial market players take fiscal constraints into account in their investment decisions? A new study looks into this question by analysing developments in short positions in the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

The August 2021 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in summer 2021.