Deutsche Bundesbank
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
Banks and their profits will shrink: Buba’s Weber
Bundesbank president says industry will benefit from post-crisis blood-letting
Bundesbank caps gold sales for next year at 6.5 tonnes
Germany’s central bank limits gold sales for the next twelve months at 6.5 tonnes under Central Banks’ Gold Agreement
Buba’s Weber charts history of regulation
History points to regulation’s frailties, notes Bundesbank’s Axel Weber
Buba’s Zeitler: regulatory capital a key issue
Bundesbank’s Franz-Christoph Zeitler commends capital measures but warns implementation should not occur until after the crisis is at an end
One credit register for Europe: Buba’s Zeitler
Bundesbank’s Franz-Christoph Zeitler says Europe needs a unified credit register