Deutsche Bundesbank
Merkel and central bankers clash over Greek fix
Bundesbank shows reluctance to back Merkel; ECB president Trichet pushes for European rescue fund to aid beleaguered eurozone members
ECB to assist Bosnia’s bid for EU accession
European Central Bank will help Bosnian central bank improve key areas such as statistics and research to prepare for the country’s accession to the European Union
Buba’s Weber dismisses Volcker rule
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says Paul Volcker’s plan will have unanticipated effects and interfere with monetary policy transmission, says sticking with Basel II is best
Bundesbank – Monthly Report (January)
German central bank’s monthly report shows that although the recovery lost momentum at the end of the last year, the process was still carrying on
Ex-governors and prominent academics in new forum
Former Argentine central bank governor Mario Blejer, former Bundesbank president Ernst Welteke and a slew of prominent academics will participate in a new forum
BuBa’s Fabritius: monetary policy can’t stop bubbles
Bundesbank’s Hans Fabritius says monetary policy has limited capability to target asset bubbles
Politician seen as likely replacement for Buba’s Fabritius
Reported move raises fears Bundesbank becoming increasingly politicised
Bundesbank – Monthly report (Nov 2009)
German central bank’s monthly report documents the manufacturing-led recovery in global trade and stresses the need for fiscal consolidation in 2010
Oil-price forecasts inaccurate
Bundesbank looks at the expectation-formation process of forecasters in the crude oil market
BuBa focused on cutting cash-processing costs: Fabritius
Bundesbank’s Hans Fabritius says central bank working on outsourcing cash processing
Eurosystem continues to shed staff
Number of eurozone central bankers has fallen by almost 10% over past five years
Buba’s Weber: Germany finance held its own
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber says Germany’s financial sector coped well with the crisis overall
Bundesbank - October Monthly Report
Inflation fell further in Germany in the third quarter, partly due to sluggish investment and consumption statistics
BuBa’s Weber: no global regulator without global law
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber says global financial regulator not a good idea as international law not in place
Asset price bubbles “catastrophic”: UK Chancellor
Alistair Darling, chancellor of the exchequer, says bubbles must be tackled before they get out of hand
Buba's Weber cautions on leaning against wind
Bundesbank's Axel Weber adds that financial stability is not just a buzzword
Unconventional measures must remain – Buba’s Weber
Axel Weber says main liquidity-boosting measures must continue and be wound down only gradually
Productivity drives banks’ international efforts
Bundesbank’s research finds that only the largest and more productive banks engage in international activity and set up foreign affiliates
Bundesbank will not be a better regulator: BaFin’s Sanio
Jochen Sanio, president of Germany’s banking regulator, strikes out against government plans to make the central bank sole regulator
Research to focus on stability: Buba’s Weber
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber says central banking studies must concentrate on financial stability and links to monetary policy
Buba upbraids board member after racist remarks
Thilo Sarrazin, a member of the board of the German central bank, has remit reduced after comments on Berlin’s Turkish and Arab communities
Buba to be sole banking regulator
Germany’s incoming coalition government strips Bafin, the country’s financial services authority, of remit to regulate banks
Securitisation not to blame for the crisis: Fed’s Tarullo
Federal Reserve’s Daniel Tarullo also reiterates calls for an oversight council
Raise liquidity rule for property funds – Buba
Analysis of German real-estate funds during the crisis shows that regulators should impose a higher liquidity ratio, a new paper from the Deutsche Bundesbank argues