Deutsche Bundesbank
Bundesbank criticises ECB bond-buying proposals
Decision to share solvency risks should be taken by European governments not the ECB, says Deutsche Bundesbank; warns German government debt ratio likely to rise this year
Dombret urges international collaboration on regulatory reform
Deutsche Bundesbank’s Andreas Dombret wants greater international co-ordination on regulatory reform; says countries should honour their commitments
Deutsche Bundesbank paper studies developments in financial connections
Discussion paper analyses changes in connectedness of financial institutions following financial crisis; suggests possible stability benefits created by bank bailouts
Bundesbank paper studies changes in European monetary transmission
Discussion paper considers effect of financial crisis on transmission of European Central Bank monetary policy; finds decrease in sensitivity of Euribor to changes in central bank rates
Bundesbank raises 2012 growth prediction
German central bank records marginally more positive growth expectation for the economy this year; still harbours significant concerns on key issues such as unemployment
Bundesbank’s Braasch calls for creation of a ‘new financial architecture’
Senior Deutsche Bundesbank official calls for more debate on key characteristics needed for new global financial architecture; hits out at current knee-jerk policy approach
Bundesbank adamant on Greek reform programme
Monthly statement from Bundesbank says Greek access to aid should not be eased to avoid dampening of incentive to reform; EC’s Barroso sensitive to sacrifices made so far after meeting interim president
Designing a new global financial architecture
Developing a financial architecture for the future requires substantial thought about international capital flows and the role of institutional investors. By Bernd Braasch
Berlin and the Bundesbank in spat over IMF
The Bundesbank has played a pivotal role in building Germany’s reputation as defender of monetary discipline at the IMF. But Berlin’s efforts to bail out Greece have damaged this reputation
Bundesbank reveals location of gold holdings
German central bank says gold is held in four countries; kept in the vaults of the trading centres where transfers happened
Dombret calls for faster EU action on regulation of Sifis
Deutsche Bundesbank's Andreas Dombret calls for EU to act faster on regulation of Sifis; says individual countries implementing their own frameworks creates ‘problems for the future'
Dombret says role of central banks 'changed fundamentally' by crisis
Deutsche Bundesbank board member discusses changing role of central banks as a result of the financial crisis; says the situation could lead to a new financial instability
Weidmann cautions against “more of the same” approach to eurozone crisis
Deutsche Bundesbank governor says need for structural reforms must not be obscured by short-term factors
Bundesbank research finds 'room for improvement' in Basel approach to tail risk
Deutsche Bundesbank discussion paper finds Basel model dealing with tail risk in the banking sector could be improved
Bundesbank president cautions against central bank shift into politics
Deutsche Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann confirms central bank’s policy advocating tighter eurozone rules while acknowledging long-term growth is needed to help peripheral countries out of debt
ECB allows eurozone central banks to veto collateral
ECB says central banks in member countries can refuse bank bonds guaranteed by governments of countries involved in EU/IMF bailout programmes as collateral
Weidmann airs unresolved questions of financial crisis
Bundesbank president details areas where research is needed to better understand the causes of the financial crisis; wants to better understand risks of securitisation practices
Weidman explains plummeting Bundesbank profit
President of the Deutsche Bundesbank explains why profit dropped drastically in 2011; increased risks led central bank to boost buffers
Buba discussion paper uncovers secrets of board risk-taking
Researchers find board changes that result in more female executives at banks can lead to increased risk-taking; executives with PhD qualifications reduce risk
Buba’s Weidmann defends German role in eurozone rescues
President of the Deutsche Bundesbank says criticising German authorities for their action, or lack of it, in helping struggling eurozone counterparts is “quite inappropriate”
'Little headway' made towards deepening integration in Europe, says Buba’s Dombret
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret says member states should lose fiscal policy sovereignty if they breach predefined deficit and debt limits under new fiscal compact
Germany highly exposed to US and European contagion effects, says Buba paper
Bundesbank study finds strong contagious effects from the US and Europe, but no effects from the Asia-Pacific region and emerging markets on the German financial system
Bundesbank’s Dombret calls for rigorous monitoring of Basel III implementation
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret says financial market's attempts to create global level playing field for regulation should face scrutiny
Bundesbank paper captures dampening impact of bank lending
Bundesbank study shows one-third negative loan development during fallout of the financial crisis was due to purely bank-related factors