Bundesbank Executive Board member Andreas Dombret has called for European banking supervisors to be given strong rights to information and powers of intervention after Brexit. Only then could the clearing of euro securities still be based in London, he said in an interview with Der Spiegel.

The German economy continued to expand at a rapid pace in the second quarter. In the Bundesbank’s assessment, the strong economic growth is likely to continue in the current quarter. The Monthly Report also notes that economic output for the year as a whole could rise even somewhat more strongly than was forecast in June.

In the current low-interest-rate environment the low deposit rates for German savers are a frequent topic of debate. However, households also have other financial assets at their disposal besides deposits. Taking these into account along with the loss of purchasing power due to inflation, households achieved a real total return of 1.9% in the first quarter of 2017 according to the August Monthly Report.

Das Direktorium der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) hat Hans-Joachim Klöckers zum Generaldirektor für Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Massimo Rostagno zum Generaldirektor für Geldpolitik ernannt. Beide sind derzeit als stellvertretende Leiter ihrer jeweiligen Geschäftsbereiche tätig. Ihre Ernennung wird zum 1. August 2017 wirksam.