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The Origin of Money – Part II: Book Money
In economic life, people often use banknotes and coins to make small purchases. But when larger amounts are involved, they pay by credit transfer or with a bank card instead of cash.
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Auction result - Federal Treasury discount paper (Bubills)
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Umfrage über den Zugang von Unternehmen im Euroraum zu Finanzmitteln: Firmen melden leichte Verschärfung der Finanzierungsbedingungen
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Die Unternehmen im Euroraum berichteten, dass sich die Finanzierungsbedingungen im ersten Quartal 2024 weiter verschärft hätten, jedoch deutlich weniger stark als im vierten Quartal 2023.
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Invitation to bid by auction Reopening of five-year - Federal notes (Bundesobligationen – “Bobls”) series 189
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The cash cycle
For our daily purchases we can withdraw cash from our bank account. But where do the banks get this cash from? What happens to the cash after we have paid with it? And who makes sure that there is always enough cash where it’s needed, when it’s needed? The following film gives an overview.
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The tasks of the Deutsche Bundesbank
The Deutsche Bundesbank is the independent central bank of Germany. Its core business area is the monetary policy of the Eurosystem. Besides this, however, the Bundesbank performs a number of other important tasks. The following animation film gives an overview.
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Asset purchase programmes and quantitative easing
Asset purchases can be a monetary policy measure to raise the inflation rate to the desired level in a low interest rate environment. The following film explains how this works.
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Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank
The Bundesbank's decision-making body is the Executive Board. It comprises the President, the Vice-President and other members.
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Price Stability
The euro has proven to be a stable currency. The Bundesbank, together with the other central banks in the euro area, makes sure of this. But why is a stable currency so important? The Bundesbank has created an animated film to illustrate why it is important that prices do not rise or fall sharply overall and which role the central bank plays in safeguarding price stability.