Tag: Financial stability
The ECB is concerned about these risks for the financial system
Frankfurt The bankruptcy of the Silicon Valley Bank in the USA and the problems of the major Swiss bank Credit Suisse have fueled fears of a new global financial crisis.…
International banking regulators read governments the riot act
Santa Clara in California Silicon Valley Bank was less regulated than the big Wall Street banks. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt For the first time since the bankruptcy of the American Silicon…
The banking crisis reveals the failure of the regulators
Trust is the beginning of everything. What sounds like a cheap advertising slogan or at best a platitude is a bitter reality in the banking world. If people think a…
These four risks in the financial system are of great concern to the ECB
Frankfurt banking skyline Sharply increased interest rates in combination with a weak economy could lead to higher loan defaults. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The European Central Bank (ECB) sees increased risks…
Top European supervisors are harshly critical of EU governments
ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos The Spaniard and the heads of the ECB banking supervision and the EU banking authority Eba, Andrea Enria and José Manuel Campa, warn of…
Federal Reserve – Financial system holds up well in turbulent year
Lael Brainard The Fed Vice Chair sees the US economy in good shape. (Photo: Reuters) new York According to the US Federal Reserve (Fed), the financial system has held up…
Buch sees a growing threat to financial stability
Clouds over the ECB and a new development area in Frankfurt The interest rate hikes by the ECB have left their mark on the German real estate market. (Photo: imago…
Buch sees a growing threat to financial stability
Frankfurt The Bundesbank has warned of increasing threats to financial stability. “There are a lot of risks at the moment. Each individual risk may seem manageable, but it can become…
ECB sees four risks for the financial system
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt Frankfurt The European Central Bank (ECB) sees additional vulnerabilities for the financial system as a result of the war in Ukraine and high inflation. “The terrible…
Regulation takes on decentralized finance
Abstract code background Decentralized finance is a kind of shadow Wall Street that largely does without traditional intermediaries such as banks and stock exchanges. (Photo: DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images) New York,…
Financial supervision takes action because of the overheated real estate market
New home construction The rise in prices on the residential property market worries the Bundesbank and the financial supervisory authority Bafin. You want to prevent excessive lending. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Financial supervision takes action because of the overheated real estate market
New home construction The rise in prices on the residential property market worries the Bundesbank and the financial supervisory authority Bafin. You want to prevent excessive lending. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Bundesbank warns of increasing risks on the real estate market
Frankfurt The Bundesbank warns of increasing dangers on the German real estate market. In 2020, the prices for residential real estate rose sharply again with an average of 6.7 percent;…
According to the Bundesbank, a high proportion of long-term loans and investments makes the financial system susceptible to risks that can result from a change in interest rates.
Skyline Berlin Mitte Although prices in German metropolises such as Berlin have already reached peak values, almost 90 percent of households expect real estate prices to continue to rise. (Photo:…