Die Leistungsbilanz wies im März 2024 einen Überschuss von 36 Mrd. € auf (nach 29 Mrd. € im Vormonat).

In this section you find a selection of previous customer information letters, guidance notices and other information on the MACCs procedure.

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How did the ECB Governing Council arrive at its new monetary policy operational framework for the Eurosystem? What principles will be followed when implementing monetary policy in the future? Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel addressed these questions at the 55th Konstanz Seminar on monetary theory and monetary policy. 

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat heute ihren Finanzstabilitätsbericht vom Mai 2024 veröffentlicht. Dem Bericht zufolge profitiert die Finanzstabilität im Euroraum von den verbesserten Konjunkturaussichten. So sinkt die Inflation kontinuierlich, und das Vertrauen der Anleger erholt sich.

In its role as fiscal agent of the Federal Government the Bundesbank fulfills different tasks related to the issuance and settlement of Federal securities.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €27.6 billion in March 2024, down €1.1 billion on the previous month’s level. This was mainly attributable to a lower surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.

Das Brutto-Emissionsvolumen am deutschen Rentenmarkt lag im März mit 123,7 Mrd € unter dem Niveau des Vormonats (147,2 Mrd €). Nach Abzug der Tilgungen und bei Berücksichtigung der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten wurden im Ergebnis heimische Rentenwerte für 14,9 Mrd € begeben.

The German government has decided to mint an €11 collectors’ coin entitled “UEFA European Football Championship 2024,” scheduled for issue on 8 May 2024. The coin features one of the world’s most popular major sporting events, the European Football Championship, which will be held in the Federal Republic of Germany in 2024, for the first time since Germany’s reunification.

Information on issuance by monetary financial institutions ("securities issues") and securities held by the domestic sectors ("securities holdings").

Die Online-Ausstellung „Von Inflation und Stabilität“ bietet eine virtuelle Zeitreise durch die Meilensteine der deutschen Währungsgeschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts.

This year’s Spring Conference held by the Bundesbank’s Research Centre focused on “Structural changes and the implications for inflation”. A large number of researchers from central banks, universities and other institutions based in Germany and abroad met in Eltville to discuss this topic. Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel spoke in a video message. 

The Bundesbank’s stand at the Europe Festival in Frankfurt am Main attracted a large number of visitors to the Römerhallen. The stand was also where the Bundesbank’s Executive Board, Frankfurt’s Mayor Mike Josef, President of Frankfurt Main Finance Gerhard Wiesheu, as well as City Treasurer Bastian Berghoff and Councillor Eileen O’Sullivan, gathered to make a joint statement for a cosmopolitan Europe and an appeal for citizens to vote in the European elections on 9 June 2024.