Deutsche Bundesbank
IMF bailouts can raise risk of default: Buba paper
Bundesbank study says IMF loans, on average, increase the probability of default in developing countries
Buba paper identifies positive spillover effects of financial aid
Bundesbank study say German foreign afilliates benefit from effects of domestic aid policies
Germany and China heighten cooperation
People’s Bank of China and Deutsche Bundesbank meet in Frankfurt to discuss financial stability and trade partnership; China stresses confidence in euro area
Weber gains clearance to join UBS
Eurozone and German central bank give former Bundesbank president Axel Weber green light to join UBS in May
Weber says heterogeneity in euro area not an issue
Former Bundesbank president Axel Weber says heterogeneity of economies not an issue in currency in St Louis Federal reserve paper
Weber named UBS chair
Bundesbank former president Axel Weber set to be elected as chair of UBS by bank’s board in 2012
Buba paper identifies inconsistencies in central bank risk forecasts
Bundesbank study raises concern over systematic connection between risk assessments and central bank forecasts
Buba’s Dombret on drawing up shadow banking sector
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret says monitoring and regulating shadow banking sector will be key to financial stability
Qualitative indicators could have spotted crisis: Buba paper
Bundesbank study highlights importance of qualitative risk assessment in banking supervision
Greek reprofiling risks spreading contagion: Buba’s Weidmann
Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann says restructuring of Greece’s bonds would make it “impossible” to accept its debt as collateral at European Central Bank
Weidmann takes over as Bundesbank chief
Jens Weidmann takes over as head of the Deutsche Bundesbank; signals support for rate “normalisation”
Buba’s Weber on central banks' stability mandate
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says central banks will continue to play prominent role in new regulatory and supervisory framework
Buba’s Weber says negative growth effects of Basel III unfounded
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says higher Basel III capital requirements will have positive long-term implications on growth
Buba’s Weber to return to academia
Bundesbank president Axel Weber to teach at University of Chicago in June following departure from central bank
Buba posts €2.2 billion profit
Bundesbank says increased risk provisioning responsible in part for dip from 2009 figures
Bundesbank slams idea of using ESM to buy government debt
Bundesbank says using enlarged European Stability Mechanism to buy government bonds of troubled countries will place more burden on taxpayers
A compromise candidate for the ECB?
Commentators divided on the viability of a compromise candidate for the European Central Bank presidency
Buba study on robustness of monetary policy
Bundesbank research examines whether misspecification may have consequences on robustness of monetary policy decisions
Merkel names Weber’s successor
German chancellor Angela Merkel nominates economic adviser Jens Weidmann to replace Axel Weber as president of Bundesbank; picks BaFin director Sabine Lautenschläger-Peiter as new vice-president
Without better data, we risk a repeat of the crisis
More analysis of the nature of cross-border financial flows and a global risk map are essential in countering systemic threats, Bernd Braasch argues
Buba paper covers US drivers of imbalances
Bundesbank study says household and firm behaviour can explain why decline in US productivity was a driver of global imbalances
Bond purchase frictions convinced Weber to drop out of ECB race
Bundesbank's Axel Weber says divergent views on ECB’s bond purchases meant he was no longer an acceptable candidate to succeed Trichet; stresses he was right to stick to his guns
Weber to quit Buba in April
Bundesbank confirms president will step down in coming months; term was due to end in 2012