Germany
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.
Bundesbank expects euro inflation to accelerate
The Bundesbank on Monday said it expects inflation to increase further in the coming months and that the measure could stay above the European Central Bank's (ECB) target in the long term.
Impact of rate setting on banks assessed
A sharp increase in the steepness of the yield curve has the most negative impact on banks' interest income of any rate shock, research published by the Bundesbank finds.
Interest rate gap too large, says France
Christine Lagarde, the French minister of finance, has issued a guarded warning to the European Central Bank (ECB) not to raise rates.
Weber defends mark to market
Axel Weber, the president of the Deutsche Bundesbank, says it is crucial to stick to fair value accounting, especially under adverse market conditions.
Buba's Weber paves way for rate hike
Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank, has said that the European Central Bank (ECB) must "act with determination" if the recent rise in inflation begins to impact wage settlements.
Germany set to suffer from US slump
Germany will suffer from the downturn in the US and the weakness of the dollar as exports - contrary to what many politicians and entrepreneurs believe - are unlikely to rise, claims Norbert Walter, the chief economist of Deutsche Bank.
Deutsche Bank dismisses ECB conflict concerns
Deutsche Bank's chief economist sees no serious conflict between the European Central Bank's price stability objectives and its lender-of-last-resort function.
Private-sector wellbeing impacted by job cuts
Public servants are less sensitive to rises in unemployment than workers in the private sector, research published by the Boston Federal Reserve finds.
The EU's approach to SWFs is commendable
The EU Commission's proposal for sovereign wealth fund policies are to be welcomed, says Norbert Walter, the chief economist of Deutsche Bank Group. And it is in the interests of the funds themselves to support this course.
Inflation fall driven by policy not globalisation
Globalisation is not the main factor in dampening inflationary pressures, as commonly suggested, argued Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
Former Hungarian governor joins race for EBRD job
Budapest has nominated Gyorgy Suranyi, a former governor of the National Bank of Hungary, to succeed Jean Lemierre as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Markets underestimate ECB's inflation fears
Bets on interest rate decisions fail to take into account the seriousness of the inflation situation in the eurozone, said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank who also sits on the European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council.
London calling for Czech governor Tuma?
The Czech government has nominated Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the Czech National Bank, to become the next president of the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Subprime writedowns could total $400 billion: G7
Central bankers and finance ministers from the group of seven most powerful economies now believe subprime-related writedowns could far exceed previous estimates, Peer Steinbruck, Germany's finance minister, revealed.
Bundesbank gets bigger supervisory role
The Bundesbank is poised to take broader responsibility for operational banking supervision in Germany after the central bank and BaFin, the country's financial regulator, agreed rules to clarify their supervisory roles.