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.

On 10 October 2012, the Deutsche Bundesbank held a one-day cash symposium in Frankfurt am Main.

Marking the 60th anniversary of Germany's membership of the IMF, Dr Andreas Dombret, Member of the Executive Board, takes stock of its work.

"If the Deutsche Bundesbank fails to comprehend that it is its duty to support the Federal Government's general economic policy, then Parliament will have to readdress the central bank's position."

Dates in the legal framework of German monetary policy 1948 - 2007

Dates in the legal framework of German monetary policy 1948 - 2007

A stable currency for Germany and Europe – this has been the Bundesbank’s primary task for 55 years. As the central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany, it fulfilled this mandate for half a century with greater determination and success than almost any other monetary institution in the world.

On 15 July 2011, the Bundesbank and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) published the German results of an EU-wide stress test for banks.