Germany
ECB's policy rule does not fit all
Euro policy rates best fit the largest eurozone members, research from the Bank of Finland posits.
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.
Buba's focus on output-growth gap significant
The Bundesbank's response in 1970s and 1980s to the output-growth gap under monetary-growth targeting was highly significant, posits a new paper from the European Central Bank.
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.
What makes for financial competitiveness?
Price competitiveness, stable inflation rates and registered patents have a positive impact on an index of financial competitiveness, calculated in research from the Bundesbank.
Buba's Weber: room for more monetary easing
Euro-area monetary policy has enough leeway for further easing if necessary, said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
Bundesbank on the causes of home bias
Research from the Bundesbank studies why the tendency to hold domestic paper prevails despite the rise in cross-country capital flows over the last two decades.
Denmark, Germany step up deposit guarantees
The Danish and German authorities have become the latest countries to raise their deposit guarantees to prop up their battered banking sectors.
Immigration and Germany's labour market
A recent paper from the Bank of Italy examines the impact of immigration to Western Germany in the 1990s on wages and unemployment.
A mix of the old and new for central banks
While leading central banks around the world on Monday took similar steps to those seen in recent months to inject liquidity into fear-ridden money markets, the American authorities' response to the latest shocks signals a distinct shift in policy.
ECB's Weber: don't talk up recession threat
There is no reason to talk recession dangers into happening, said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
ECB's Weber signals little support for cuts
Inflation fears could undermine prospects of lower eurozone interest rates, Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank and a member of the ECB's Governing Council, indicated.
Germany to curb SWF investment with takeover rules
Berlin is to block big investment in strategic industries by companies from outside the European Union, in a move widely interpreted as an attempt to limit sovereign wealth fund investment.
Berlin calls off note-printer auction
The German government has abandoned plans to sell its federal printing works.
Runaway Eurozone inflation hits fresh high
Annual inflation in the euro area surged in May to a record high of 3.7%, up from 3.3% the previous month.
Euro-area deserves bigger regulatory role: Merkel
The eurozone's economic importance warrants the region more influence over financial markets regulation, said Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany.
Turmoil caused by lethal cocktail: Buba's Weber
Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank, blamed the credit crunch on a cocktail of events.