The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors have adopted fundamental elements for third party risk management and for penetration testing to further promote cybersecurity in the financial sector.

Households’ financial assets fell by €98 billion in the second quarter of 2022 and thus for the second time in succession. At the end of the quarter they stood at €7,496 billion.

Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel has come out in favour of further significant interest rate steps. Speaking at a joint press conference with Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner ahead of the Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr Nagel said that the latest inflation data argue in favour of the Eurosystem taking a further “robust” interest rate step at its next monetary policy meeting.

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Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of only €0.6 billion in August 2022, down €4.8 billion on the previous month’s level. This was due to a decrease in the goods account surplus. The deficit on invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, changed only slightly.

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The Research Data and Service Centre (RDSC) provides two forms of access to selected microdata collected by the Bundesbank.

Speaking ahead of the Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bundesbank Vice-President Claudia Buch said that developments in the global economy had reached a turning point. “Cyclical risks and high inflation are weighing on markets, while geopolitical developments and combating climate change require structural adjustments,” Ms Buch explained. The IMF governors of all member states will gather for the Annual Meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, which is to take place in Washington DC in mid-October.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) und die People's Bank of China (PBC) haben beschlossen, ihre bilaterale EUR/CNY-Währungsswap-Vereinbarung um weitere drei Jahre bis zum 8. Oktober 2025 zu verlängern. Die Bedingungen der Vereinbarung bleiben im Wesentlichen unverändert.

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“Interest rates need to rise further, and significantly at that,” Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel has said in an interview with the German newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. Interest rate hikes can have a dampening effect on economic developments in the short run, he explained, “but by raising rates we are safeguarding price stability in the medium term and preventing our growth potential from being damaged by inflation. After all, persistently high inflation is the biggest drag on growth.”

Die aggregierten Kapitalquoten bedeutender Institute waren im zweiten Quartal 2022 stabil. In aggregierter Betrachtung beliefen sich die harte Kernkapitalquote (CET1-Quote) auf 14,96 %, die Kernkapitalquote (Tier 1-Quote) auf 16,22 % und die Gesamtkapitalquote auf 18,85 %. 

Die von den Verbrauchern in den letzten zwölf Monaten wahrgenommene Inflation nahm weiter zu. Der entsprechende Median stieg von 7,9 % im Juli auf 8,0 % im August. Die Inflationserwartungen lagen weiterhin deutlich unter der in der Vergangenheit wahrgenommenen Teuerungsrate.