Germany
Schnabel could leave ECB early to join IMF – German media
Germany may find itself without representative on bank’s governing board
Brics in talks to link CBDCs and payments, says RBI governor
Central Bank of Brazil hunkers down on integrating Pix with other fast payment systems
Germany sees surge in €100 fakes amid overall counterfeit decline
Deutsche Bundesbank says overall levels of forged money remain low
Digital euro would have ‘muted’ effect on banks’ funding – paper
Bundesbank finds that €3,000 holding limit would cause “contained” effects on long-term bank health
US Treasury looks to deepen G7 cyber co-operation after exercise
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and the US adapt long-term strategy amidst mounting tension
Cipollone outlines digital euro app as ECB readies pilot
Board member says application will ‘leave no-one behind’
QE reduces bonds’ safe haven properties – BdF paper
Safety is becoming ‘increasingly fragmented’ across asset classes, researchers say
Governors move markets as much as ECB board members – paper
Presidents' speeches have greatest influence, followed by those given by heads of national central banks
Domestic growth unlikely even if Germany wins World Cup – Nagel
Bundesbank president says momentum will pick up by 2028 and calls for further deregulation
Behind the scenes of the Bundesbank’s capacity-building programme
A multi-year effort has helped shore up expertise at West Balkan central banks. Will African and former-CIS institutions be equally responsive to Eurosystem technical assistance?
ECB board members begin priming markets for rate hike
Schnabel “does not expect” TPI to be needed as bond selloff was driven by “inflation compensation”
Lagarde at G7 meeting: ‘I always worry’ about bond markets
Leaders meet to discuss Middle East conflict, global imbalances
Access to cash must be protected – Bundesbank’s Balz
Board member says digital euro is ‘no silver bullet’ in payments landscape
People: DNB governor to chair NGFS
Plus: Sarb appoints new chief economist and Belgium’s queen visits CBRT in Istanbul
G7 central banks warn quantum is in ‘early stages of experimentation’
Readying financial system for Q-day is ‘not a simple substitution exercise’, say authorities
Cash needed for resilience, say eurozone central banks
Institutions from Austria, Germany and Spain outline why hard currency remains key
Sabine Mauderer on the past, present and future of the NGFS
Bundesbank official discusses green policy, the Fed, data blind spots and future prospects
Bundesbank gives up on renovating old headquarters
Bank to buy new HQ as renovation and maintenance would have cost too much
Counterfeit notes continued to decline in Europe in 2025
ECB records ‘one of the lowest levels’, though Belgium, Cyprus and Czech Republic see uptick
Europe should be more independent of US – Nagel
Bundesbank president is latest ECB governing council member to call for European CBDC
Lagarde downplays odds of early exit
ECB president uses interviews to say she is on a ‘mission’ with a ‘baseline’ of serving out her term