Press releases
Here is a list of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s current press releases.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the second quarter of 2015 Results of the financial accounts by sector
As at end-June 2015, the financial assets of households amounted to €5,224 billion, after rising only very moderately in the second quarter, by just over €5 billion, or 0.1%.
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Invitation to bid for 3-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
34 KB, PDF
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Announcement of auction - 3-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
58 KB, PDF
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Germany's international investment position at the end of 2014
Germany's net external position stood at €1,228 billion at the end of 2014, and thus amounted to around 42% of gross domestic product. The German net external asset position rose by €248 billion year-on-year. This increase primarily reflects Germany's current account surplus last year. Unlike in the previous year, the increase occurred against the backdrop of rising gross stocks, as it had done in the years before that.
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Summary of the September Monthly Report
The aftermath of the financial and sovereign debt crisis saw a slump in bank lending to non-financial corporations in the euro area, a development which spurred the Eurosystem to respond with an array of non-standard monetary policy measures. The supply of credit began to level off in mid-2013, and it has improved perceptibly since the autumn of 2014.
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Invitation to bid for 6-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
39 KB, PDF
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Announcement of auction - 6-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
34 KB, PDF
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Results of the survey on the profitability and resilience of German credit institutions in a low-interest-rate setting
The survey showed that the persistently low interest rates weighed significantly on German credit institutions in all survey scenarios over a five-year period. However, given the existing surplus capital and available hidden reserves, most institutions will be able to withstand the strains caused by the low-interest-rate setting.
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Invitation to bid for 3-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
38 KB, PDF
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Announcement of auction - 3-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
38 KB, PDF