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Bundesbank cuts remuneration of government deposits to 0%

Measure could further reduce availability of high-quality collateral in the eurozone

Deutsche Bundesbank headquarters, Frankfurt
The Deutsche Bundesbank
Fabian Stürtz

The Deutsche Bundesbank’s executive board decided on August 4 to reduce the remuneration of domestic government deposits to 0%.

The measure will come into effect on October 1, and could worsen the shortage of high-quality collateral in the eurozone.

Germany’s central bank did not provide a rationale for its decision in its short statement announcing the move. The central bank simply referred to two previous adjustments introduced by the European Central Bank on this topic. 

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