Around 1.4 million people celebrated the 25th anniversary of German reunification at a huge public festival from 2 to 4 October in Frankfurt. Thousands of people visited the exhibition organised by the Bundesbank and the City of Frankfurt to learn about German monetary union.

The Deutsche Bundesbank posted a profit of €2.95 billion for the 2014 financial year, compared with €4.59 billion in 2013. Speaking at the financial statements press conference in Frankfurt am Main, Bundesbank­ President Jens Weidmann mainly attributed the year-on-year decline in net profit to the further drop in interest income.

The Bundesbank posted a profit of €4.6 billion for the 2013 financial year. "Despite interest income being lower, the Bundesbank has recorded a higher profit for 2013 than for 2012 as it has not been necessary to transfer any more funds to the risk provisions," Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann explained at the Bundesbank’s 2013 financial statements press conference.

The Bretton Woods fixed exchange rate system collapsed 40 years ago.

The storage of German gold reserves both in Germany and abroad emerged for historical and market-related reasons.

By 2020, the Bundesbank intends to store half of Germany’s gold reserves in its own vaults in Germany.

The potential consequences of inflation demonstrate how important it is to keep the value of a currency stable. The German Empire experienced hyperinflation and hidden inflation during and after both world wars. West Germany also saw comparatively high inflation rates in the 1970s.