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© Norman Kriese / ECBECB adopts additional programme to ease monetary policy
12.03.2020 DE
In light of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the ECB has announced new liquidity assistance measures to bolster the flow of credit to the economy. In this context, the ECB is focusing primarily on small and medium-sized enterprises. Furthermore, the ECB will acquire €120 billion worth of securities until the end of the year in addition to the bond purchases that have already been planned. The key interest rates will remain unchanged.
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© Tim WegnerBundesbank posts distributable profit of €5.9 billion in 2019
The Bundesbank posted a profit of €5.8 billion for the 2019 financial year. Following adjustment of the reserves, the Bank registered its highest distributable profit since 2008, at €5.9 billion.
“Lower risk provisioning is the main reason for this strong rise in the profit for the year,”
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© Robert Metsch / ECBEurosystem launches review of monetary policy strategy
At its monetary policy meeting on 23 January, the Governing Council of the ECB decided to review its monetary policy strategy. Alongside the national central banks, this newly launched process will also engage with the general public and civil society.
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© Nils ThiesECB President Lagarde visits the Bundesbank
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann received ECB President Christine Lagarde at the Bundesbank. Mr Weidmann showed Ms Lagarde the Money Museum and the TARGET2 room.
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© MasterfileEconomic activity stagnated in the final months of 2019
18.02.2020 DE
German economic activity remained weak in the final quarter of 2019. Industry was the main factor weighing on aggregate output towards the end of the year, the Bundesbank’s economists write in the most recent edition of their Monthly Report. House price inflation in Germany lessened last year.
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Urban house price growth in Germany decelerating
17.02.2020 DE
House prices in German towns and cities were up in 2019 by 6% on the year. This represents a marked slowdown in price growth compared with 2018.
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© Thorsten JansenWeidmann: Make monetary policy easier to understand
04.02.2020 DE
Speaking at Deutsche Börse’s New Year’s reception in Eschborn, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann says that monetary policy needs to be easier to understand.
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© Adobe Stock/Thaut ImagesBrexit and its impact on the financial sector
At midnight (CET) on 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union. During a transition period, the United Kingdom will remain a member of the single European market and the customs union – after this period, however, Brexit could have far-reaching repercussions for the financial section and elsewhere.
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© European Central BankFurther drop in counterfeits in circulation
24.01.2020 DE
The Bundesbank registered approximately 55,200 counterfeit euro banknotes with a value of €3.3 million in 2019, representing a 5% decrease on the year.
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© adamkaz/ Getty ImagesNo winners in the trade dispute between the United States and China
The trade dispute between the United States and China has escalated over the past two years. However, as a study in the Bundesbank’s latest Monthly Report shows, neither US firms nor US consumers have benefited from the realignment of the country’s trade policy thus far.