Germany
ECB: German bonds the European safe-haven
ECB paper shows investors sought refuge in German bonds as crisis struck
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
Only the IMF can save Greece: Berlin
German government backs away from a European bailout for debt-ridden Greece, Fund rescue looks increasingly likely
Major economies must heed Greece lesson: Carmen Reinhart
Co-author of This Time is Different warns sovereigns on debt sustainability
Brussels and Paris push for European monetary fund
Finance ministries of France and Germany begin devising proposals for Europe’s own Fund, body would be geared at removing bailout security net as well as providing help to euro countries
Germans in favour of kicking Greece out: poll
Survey in leading newspaper shows 53% of Germans think Greece should be kicked out of the eurozone if its debt troubles cannot be resolved, 67% want no part in a bail-out
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
Great Depression spread by Germany, not US
A new paper argues that the 1931 crisis was propagated by the collapse of Germany's banking system
Buba’s Weber: Germany finance held its own
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber says Germany’s financial sector coped well with the crisis overall
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
Interventions helped creditors not shareholders
Bank for International Settlements reviews market reaction to bank rescue packages during the crisis
Triple A ratings safe for now
Moody’s says Aaa countries have stable outlooks
Call for "binding" pay rules on banks
Brown, Sarkozy and Merkel say G20 must act on pay, speculation
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
France and Germany out of recession
Analysts taken by surprise as data show eurozone’s two largest economies returned to growth in the second quarter
France blames 80s monetary policy for poor growth
Banque de France asks whether permanent and gradual shifts in monetary policy were responsible for a protracted period of depressed activity in the euro area over the past decades
Trade and FDI complementary
Bundesbank investigates the significance of export-supporting foreign direct investment
Eastern Germany still behind the west
Bank of Italy looks at the economic convergence of eastern Germany with western Germany
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.
Germany's Merkel attacks central banks
Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, on Tuesday criticised the unconventional measures taken by central banks around the globe and called on them to revert to sane and independent monetary policy.
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.
BIS stats highlight extent of capital flight
Data posted from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on Wednesday provided fresh evidence for the doom-mongers on central and eastern Europe, and went some way to explaining recent movements in exchange rates.
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.