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Use political will to reform finance: Buba’s Weber
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber says political momentum should be utilised to reform global financial market architecture
From triumph to the brink of despair
Robert Pringle looks at the last two decades, as viewed through the pages of Central Banking
Weber: German economy not standing on own feet yet
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber expects timid recovery in Germany
Weber and Sanio fight back on HRE rescue
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber and BaFin’s Jochen Sanio say they did not mislead the public in the rescue of Hypo Real Estate
Flexible exchange rate better for welfare
Bundesbank investigates the welfare ranking of exchange rate regimes
Trade and FDI complementary
Bundesbank investigates the significance of export-supporting foreign direct investment
Tight policy can cause spike in money growth
Bundesbank investigates the transmission of monetary policy in the euro area
Buba’s Fabritius questions Berlin’s commitment to Sepa
Bundesbank’s Hans Fabritius queries Berlin’s commitment to Single Euro Payments Area
German finance minister warns ECB on liquidity overhang
Peer Steinbrück joins Angela Merkel in warning of potential inflationary impact of central bank’s extraordinary measures
Bundesbank names new Berlin branch chief
Buba appoints Claus Tigges to manage office in German capital
Germany's Weber calls for strong ESRB presence
Central banks should have a strong presence in the executive committee of the proposed European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
Cen banks must take long-term view - Buba's Weber
The president of the Bundesbank, Axel Weber, said central banks should consider whole economic cycles, rather than simply shorter-term "snapshots", when they are setting monetary policy.
Buba's Weber against new European authorities
The Bundesbank is strongly against the De Larosiere report's proposition to create new European authorities out of the three Lamfalussy committees, said Axel Weber, the president of the central bank.
Buba to strengthen stability role
The Bundesbank is strengthening its role in financial stability by establishing a new department as part of a significant structural overhaul.
Buba names new communications head
Benedikt Fehr, a journalist for a German daily, is to become the new head of the Bundesbank's communications department after Christian Burckhardt, the former head, died tragically last December.
Buba's Weber: no surprise states keen on euro
It is no wonder that many of those in small boats are seeking to dock in the large ship European economic and monetary union (EMU), said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
Buba on savings banks and liquid assets
Savings banks hold a higher amount of liquid assets for each unit of sight deposits than regulation requires, posits a new paper from the Bundesbank.
Bundesbank makes biggest profit since 2001
The Bundesbank posted €6.3 billion ($8 billion) profit last year, it emerged on Tuesday.
Inter-sectoral dependence key for stress tests
Bank stress tests should take into account inter-sectoral dependencies, finds a new paper from the Bundesbank.
Ex-Buba's Pohl sees euro threat
Karl Otto Pohl, a former president of the Bundesbank, has said that he believes countries are considering quitting the eurozone and that German politicians are concerned that they will end up shelling out for any member's debt defaults.
NYFed hosts CDS powwow
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has hosted a meeting of global regulatory authorities for credit-default swap central counterparties as part of a new concerted effort to formalise the trading and processing arrangement for the market.
Buba's Weber on market transparency
Transparency-enhancing regulation is needed to restore confidence among market participants, said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
Floating rates worth weight in gold for Germany
German society was better off under the floating exchange-rate regime than during the pre-first world war classical gold standard period, finds a paper by Michael Bordo and Bernhard Eschweiler for the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Some lessons on liquidity
The price a bank pays for liquidity depends upon the liquidity positions of its rivals as well as its own, research from the Bundesbank finds.