In 2018, asset prices fell in many countries of the Euro area. In contrast to the development in recent years, however, it is not the southern countries of the euro area that have experienced a price erosion, the northern countries have. Drastically ...

At the end of the first quarter of 2019, prices for assets held by German households had risen by 3.1% year-on-year. The decline in prices at the end of 2018 was offset by a recovery in spring 2019. Real estate prices rose most sharply year-on-year, ...

Although the asset price index rose by 0.9 % in 2018, in the fourth quarter prices for the assets owned by German households fell by 2.7 %. Falling prices for business and financial assets were the main reasons for this development. The wealthiest ho ...

In the first and second quarter of 2018 asset price inflation in the Euro area remains robust but somewhat lower than in 2017. The highest inflation rate is found in Portugal and the lowest in Italy.

At the end of the third quarter of 2018, the prices for assets held by German households rose by 4.8 %. While tangible assets and especially real estate are still on an upward trend, prices for financial assets were stagnating. Differences in both th ...