Comment: Bundesbank stands firm

Leading members of the German parliament are very upset about the refusal of the Bundesbank even to talk about the sale of its gold reserves. In what is turning into a litmus test of its independence, the German central bank has, thus far, stood firm.

COMMENT BY CENTRALBANKNEWS

The Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) reports that Joachim Poss, deputy leader of the Social Democratic parliamentary group has accused Bundesbank board members of "vanity" and "stubbornness". Steffen Kampeter, budgetary

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