Bundesbank-Verluste: Bilanzierungspraxis und etwaige Nachschusspflicht des Bundes

Hansen Arne

Wirtschaftsdienst, 2024, vol. 104, issue 7, 497-502

Abstract: The Bundesbank’s balance sheet and those of other central banks in the eurozone are currently showing high “operating“ losses due to the discrepancy between the low interest bearing securities holdings from bond purchases and the now higher interest bearing commercial bank deposits. However, the current accounting practice does not reflect the associated losses in value anywhere near the market level – even though, according to the PSPP ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court, the sale of securities before final maturity should be the rule. Even under the current valuation practice, an equity gap cannot be ruled out in the future, which is generally seen as unproblematic for central banks. However, there are risks in the context of recapitalisation by the state. Within the eurozone, national and European requirements could make such capital injections necessary.

JEL-codes: E52 E58 E63 H68 H69 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2478/wd-2024-0127

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