NEWS Release - Deutsche Bundesbank publishes its 2017 Financial Stability Review
Persistently low interest rates and strong growth: risks might be underestimated
Germany’s economy has been expanding for eight consecutive years now. Enterprises and households alike can borrow cheaply, and market volatility is low. However, there is a danger that low interest rates and the favourable economic conditions in Germany might cause market participants to underestimate risks. Risks have built up, in particular, during the prolonged period of low interest rates – the valuations of many investments are very high, and the share of low-interest investments on the balance sheets of banks and insurers has risen steadily.