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Buba study on robustness of monetary policy
Bundesbank research examines whether misspecification may have consequences on robustness of monetary policy decisions
Merkel names Weber’s successor
German chancellor Angela Merkel nominates economic adviser Jens Weidmann to replace Axel Weber as president of Bundesbank; picks BaFin director Sabine Lautenschläger-Peiter as new vice-president
Without better data, we risk a repeat of the crisis
More analysis of the nature of cross-border financial flows and a global risk map are essential in countering systemic threats, Bernd Braasch argues
Buba paper covers US drivers of imbalances
Bundesbank study says household and firm behaviour can explain why decline in US productivity was a driver of global imbalances
Bond purchase frictions convinced Weber to drop out of ECB race
Bundesbank's Axel Weber says divergent views on ECB’s bond purchases meant he was no longer an acceptable candidate to succeed Trichet; stresses he was right to stick to his guns
Weber to quit Buba in April
Bundesbank confirms president will step down in coming months; term was due to end in 2012
Buba paper on benefits of cocos
Bundesbank study says benefits of contingent capital may lead to its incorporation in firms’ financing mix without mandate
Weber does not plan on second term: Bundesbank source
Bundesbank president Axel Weber set to quit central bank in spring 2012 at the latest
Buba’s Weber says EU agreement on fiscal sanctions lacks ambition
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says reforms of Stability and Growth Pact lack ambition and leave too much room for political discretion
Buba finds advantages in industry specialisation
Bundesbank study finds significant monitoring benefits from specialisation of cooperative and savings banks
Buba’s Böhmler: ongoing education vital to central banks
Bundesbank executive board member Rudolf Böhmler says education will keep staff up-to-date on advances in finance
Bundesbank: fiscal stimulus contractionary in long term
Bundesbank study shows lump sum debt financing has short-term economic benefits but long-term costs
Bundesbank’s Dombret calls for international effort to close information gaps
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret says international approach will address information gaps in shadow banking sector
I’m sticking to my guns: Buba’s Weber
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says future career prospects will not change his outspoken nature
Bundesbank ups compatibility of clearing system
Bundesbank strikes deal with payments processor Equens on more interoperable clearing systems to improve market efficiency
Buba’s Weber rebuffs criticism of German surplus
Bundesbank president Axel Weber dismisses argument that eurozone’s surplus countries should boost demand to aid deficit-laden neighbours; condemns “misleading” comparison to China
Buba’s Nagel set to replace Sarrazin
Western states pick Bundesbank head of market operations Joachim Nagel to take Thilo Sarrazin’s place on executive board
Too big to fail solution essential, says Weber
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says financial system will be unsafe unless too big to fail problem is solved
Weber on growth prospects after the crisis
Bundesbank president stresses financial stability has to and will be reinforced
German paper claims Sarrazin deal pushed onto Buba
Broadsheet says German President Christian Wulff forced Bundesbank to negotiate deal that led to Thilo Sarrazin’s departure; report stirs up concern on Buba’s independence
Bundesbank solves German inflation and unemployment anomaly
Bundesbank study finds new, significant trade-off between unemployment and inflation in Germany
Contingent capital will keep markets on their toes: Canada’s Carney
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says a broad bail-in approach presents a promising means to rein in moral hazard; says Basel III will benefit competition
Sarrazin quits Bundesbank
Bundesbank executive board member Thilo Sarrazin leaves central bank after other board members called for his dismissal over anti-Semitic remarks