The time series for the indicators used to set the CCyB have been updated. The time series are now available for Q1 2021.

The Federal Ministry of Finance has issued a new statutory instrument on the collection of financial stability data (FinStabDEV), which entered into force on 3 February 2021. It gives the Deutsche Bundesbank the power to collect relevant data on residential real estate lending on a regular basis. The additional data will strengthen macroprudential supervision and make it possible to deploy …

The time series for the indicators used to set the CCyB have been updated. The time series are now available for Q2 2021.

The Bundesbank published its annual Financial Stability Review on 25 November 2021. The review documents relevant developments as well as vulnerabilities in the German financial system and highlights risks to its stability.

The global Covid-19 pandemic led to the worst economic downturn in Germany in decades during the first half of 2020.

At its December meeting, the Financial Stability Committee (FSC) assessed the current risk situation in the German financial system. It concluded that macroprudential policy should return to prevention mode. Given the existing uncertainties over economic trends, the FSC will assess which instruments should be activated swiftly in 2022 to address the identified risks as effectively as possible.

The semi-annual Financial Stability Review finds that financial stability risks from the pandemic have lessened in the near term, but vulnerabilities are building up ahead.

The assessment of the macroprudential stance may support policymakers in deciding how to address systemic risks, aid communication of macroprudential policy decisions and increase accountability.

The time series for the indicators used to set the CCyB have been updated. The time series are now available for Q3 2021.

The German Financial Stability Committee (FSC) has analysed which macroprudential instruments currently most effectively address the risks identified in the financial system. The FSC welcomes the package of macroprudential measures announced by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).