Deutsche Bundesbank
More rate hikes may be needed, says Bundesbank’s Nagel
German governor has a soft landing as his baseline scenario
Joachim Nagel on the ECB’s terminal rate, fiscal policy, model relevance and the digital euro
The Deutsche Bundesbank president speaks about compromise on the Governing Council, rolling back PEPP, the need to implement Basel III and the chances of a revised Stability and Growth Pact
ECB nominates Bundesbank’s Buch as new head of supervision
Governing council votes for German official over Bank of Spain deputy governor
Banknotes: July to September 2023
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
ECB: from a supply to a demand-driven floor?
Eurozone’s central bank expected formally to abandon corridor in forthcoming operational framework review
Bundesbank cuts remuneration of government deposits to 0%
Measure could further reduce availability of high-quality collateral in the eurozone
Climate change: a new financial risk for central banks
Overcoming ‘analysis paralysis’ and the lessons in capturing climate-related financial risks on the Deutsche Bundesbank’s balance sheet
Cash for a very rainy, tremorous or lava-filled day
Are central banks well-positioned to keep cash flowing during natural disasters?
Nagel calls on German government to tighten fiscal stance
Public spending needs to fall to lower inflation, says Bundesbank president
Guillermo Avellán on BCE independence, capacity-building and dollarisation
Central Bank of Ecuador general manager speaks about the need to bolster the central bank’s legal autonomy, dollarisation challenges, payments developments and monetising local gold production
German inflation to fall again from September, says Bundesbank
One-off effects boosted inflation from 6.3% in May to 6.8% in June
Machine learning pushes frontier of forecasting
AI techniques are starting to transform central banks’ statistical modelling. They could soon revolutionise structural models as well
Cracks open in ECB’s governing council
Italian governor warns against excessive tightening as Bundesbank president insists rates must be higher
Third-party risks are a first priority for central banks
Cyber and concentration risks crystallise co-operation between critical infrastructure providers
Eurozone interest rates should increase further, says Nagel
Bundesbank president stresses ECB will start reducing balance sheet at a faster pace from July
Eurozone core inflation hits record 5.6%
Lagarde signals rate hikes may continue beyond March
Bundesbank reports first loss in over 40 years
Decision not to pay a dividend comes after ECB reported losses last week
The behind-the-scenes effort to convert Ukrainian refugee cash
How central and commercial banks worked to allow Ukrainians to exchange cash in wartime
The ECB’s collateral conundrum
A lack of high-quality collateral in the eurozone has resulted in money market rates lagging ECB policy rates, hampering monetary policy transmission
Weidmann to join Commerzbank in 2023
Former Bundesbank president will become chairman of the bank’s supervisory board
Central banks have fewer cash distribution centres on average
However, some have added processing facilities in last five years
Bundesbank vice-president calls for shift to ‘carbon accounting’
Proper calculation of carbon costs will mean firms disclosing private data, Claudia Buch says
Cash remains most common means of payment in Germany
But share of cash payments dropped from 74% in 2017 to 58% in 2021, Bundesbank finds
Nagel lays out conditions for ECB anti-fragmentation instrument
Bundesbank president says it should be temporary and only used in “exceptional circumstances”