Deutsche Bundesbank
Buba paper on benefits of cocos
Bundesbank study says benefits of contingent capital may lead to its incorporation in firms’ financing mix without mandate
Weber does not plan on second term: Bundesbank source
Bundesbank president Axel Weber set to quit central bank in spring 2012 at the latest
Buba’s Weber says EU agreement on fiscal sanctions lacks ambition
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says reforms of Stability and Growth Pact lack ambition and leave too much room for political discretion
Buba finds advantages in industry specialisation
Bundesbank study finds significant monitoring benefits from specialisation of cooperative and savings banks
Buba’s Böhmler: ongoing education vital to central banks
Bundesbank executive board member Rudolf Böhmler says education will keep staff up-to-date on advances in finance
Bundesbank: fiscal stimulus contractionary in long term
Bundesbank study shows lump sum debt financing has short-term economic benefits but long-term costs
Bundesbank’s Dombret calls for international effort to close information gaps
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret says international approach will address information gaps in shadow banking sector
I’m sticking to my guns: Buba’s Weber
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says future career prospects will not change his outspoken nature
Bundesbank ups compatibility of clearing system
Bundesbank strikes deal with payments processor Equens on more interoperable clearing systems to improve market efficiency
Buba’s Weber rebuffs criticism of German surplus
Bundesbank president Axel Weber dismisses argument that eurozone’s surplus countries should boost demand to aid deficit-laden neighbours; condemns “misleading” comparison to China
Buba’s Nagel set to replace Sarrazin
Western states pick Bundesbank head of market operations Joachim Nagel to take Thilo Sarrazin’s place on executive board
Too big to fail solution essential, says Weber
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says financial system will be unsafe unless too big to fail problem is solved
Weber on growth prospects after the crisis
Bundesbank president stresses financial stability has to and will be reinforced
German paper claims Sarrazin deal pushed onto Buba
Broadsheet says German President Christian Wulff forced Bundesbank to negotiate deal that led to Thilo Sarrazin’s departure; report stirs up concern on Buba’s independence
Bundesbank solves German inflation and unemployment anomaly
Bundesbank study finds new, significant trade-off between unemployment and inflation in Germany
Contingent capital will keep markets on their toes: Canada’s Carney
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says a broad bail-in approach presents a promising means to rein in moral hazard; says Basel III will benefit competition
Sarrazin quits Bundesbank
Bundesbank executive board member Thilo Sarrazin leaves central bank after other board members called for his dismissal over anti-Semitic remarks
Basel Committee has agreed on capital ratio: Buba’s Zeitler
Senior officials set to meet on Sunday to discuss the proposal
Buba calls for Sarrazin to be sacked over racist comments
Bundesbank executive board votes unanimously in favour of removing Thilo Sarrazin; central bank takes firm line after Sarrazin’s anti-Semitic remarks spark outrage
Anti-Semitic remarks could end Sarrazin’s term at Buba
Bundesbank condemns executive board member Thilo Sarrazin for racist comments; will hold hearing before deciding on future
Buba: German household investments strengthen
Bundesbank financial accounts showed households’ financial assets gained for fourth consecutive quarter while debt declined
BIS: Global banking at a crossroads
Bank for International Settlements study says financial crisis has changed the model for international banking
Buba’s Sarrazin under racial hatred investigation
German prosecutors launch investigations into racist comments made by Bundesbank executive board member Thilo Sarrazin; central bank maintains silence over controversy
EU stress tests detail exposure to Piigs debt
Stress tests show which banks are heavily exposed to riskiest sovereigns