Deutsche Bundesbank
Sovereign bonds lost safe haven status in crisis: Bundesbank
Bundesbank study on sovereign bond spreads finds marked change in perceived risk of holding government debt following the bailout of Bear Stearns
Buba’s Sarrazin renews racism controversy
Bundesbank executive board member Thilo Sarrazin says Germany is getting “dumber” because of Turkish, Middle Eastern and African immigrants; comments follow similar remarks last year and intensify calls for his removal
Weber’s defiance could help or hinder: analysts
Bundesbank president Axel Weber’s maintenance of principled objection to European Central Bank bond purchases could swing either way in his bid to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet
German rumours of French pact with ECB display tensions
Coverage of German magazine article alleging European Central Bank's bond purchase programme was aimed at helping the French indicative of fertile breeding ground for conspiracy theories
Weber calls for broader scope to Basel III
Bundesbank President Axel Weber says new Basel rules should incorporate a macroprudential element to overcome systemic risks
Buba’s Weber interested in price-level targeting
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says move to price-level targeting could help anchor inflation expectations
Trichet plays down 'nuclear option' to end Greece crisis
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet says option for outright purchase of government bonds is not on table
Buba’s Weber chastises 'counterproductive' stalling on Greece
Bundesbank president Axel Weber calls for swift action to move forward as Standard & Poor’s downgrades Spain in further sign that Greek crisis is spilling over to neighbouring countries
Buba’s Weber: global talks on finance framework essential
Bundesbank President Axel Weber seeks international solution to financial reform using G20 meetings as platform
Weber denies mooting €80 billion figure for Greek bailout
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says the figure came from previous Greek estimates
Buba's Weber says Greece will need up to €80 billion: reports
Bundesbank president Axel Weber reportedly tells German parliamentary group Greek bailout costs could soar
Trichet: fixing public finances precursor to price stability
Jean-Claude Trichet calls for member states to put public finances in order
Merkel and central bankers clash over Greek fix
Bundesbank shows reluctance to back Merkel; ECB president Trichet pushes for European rescue fund to aid beleaguered eurozone members
ECB to assist Bosnia’s bid for EU accession
European Central Bank will help Bosnian central bank improve key areas such as statistics and research to prepare for the country’s accession to the European Union
Buba’s Weber dismisses Volcker rule
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says Paul Volcker’s plan will have unanticipated effects and interfere with monetary policy transmission, says sticking with Basel II is best
Bundesbank – Monthly Report (January)
German central bank’s monthly report shows that although the recovery lost momentum at the end of the last year, the process was still carrying on
Ex-governors and prominent academics in new forum
Former Argentine central bank governor Mario Blejer, former Bundesbank president Ernst Welteke and a slew of prominent academics will participate in a new forum
BuBa’s Fabritius: monetary policy can’t stop bubbles
Bundesbank’s Hans Fabritius says monetary policy has limited capability to target asset bubbles
Politician seen as likely replacement for Buba’s Fabritius
Reported move raises fears Bundesbank becoming increasingly politicised
Bundesbank – Monthly report (Nov 2009)
German central bank’s monthly report documents the manufacturing-led recovery in global trade and stresses the need for fiscal consolidation in 2010
Oil-price forecasts inaccurate
Bundesbank looks at the expectation-formation process of forecasters in the crude oil market
BuBa focused on cutting cash-processing costs: Fabritius
Bundesbank’s Hans Fabritius says central bank working on outsourcing cash processing
Eurosystem continues to shed staff
Number of eurozone central bankers has fallen by almost 10% over past five years
Buba’s Weber: Germany finance held its own
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber says Germany’s financial sector coped well with the crisis overall