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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.
Eurozone slump may fail to subdue inflation
The Bundesbank warned on Monday that weaker growth may not adequately curb inflation.
Bank's risk forecasts not effective
The Bank of England's risk forecasts for inflation do not perform well, finds new research from the Deutsche Bundesbank.
Interview: Otmar Issing
The architect of the ECB’s monetary policy framework talks to Robert Pringle about his new book and the challenges central bankers face at the moment
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.
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.
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.
Obituaries: Stephen Frowen
Professor Stephen F. Frowen, born 22 May 1923, died 21 December 2007.
Why do central banks make losses?
Financial losses can be very damaging to the reputation and independence of a central bank. Franziska Schobert examines why losses occur.
Optimal transparency of monetary policy committees
Revealing the diversity of views in monetary policy committees makes future monetary policy more predictable, a new paper from Germany's central bank finds.
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.
Six lessons from the recent turbulence
Hermann Remsperger, a member of the executive board at the Bundesbank, outlined the lessons that have emerged so far from the turmoil that has plagued financial markets since August.
Cyprus and Malta join gold agreement
Cyprus and Malta, the two newest members of the eurozone, have signed up to the Central Bank Gold Agreement, which limits the amount of gold cooperating institutions can sell.
ECB sticks to inflation line amid OECD cut calls
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, and fellow members of the rate-setting governing council have defended the central bank's decision to fight inflation, in spite of increasingly vociferous calls for them to cut rates.
Binned Bundesbank secrets found by hairdresser
A Berlin-based hairdresser has found secret drawings for a Bundesbank vault in a bin in the centre of the German capital.
Simple rate rules deemed most effective
Simple interest rate rules which include a response to money growth outperform both Taylor-type rules and speed limit policies once real-time output gap uncertainty is accounted for, research published by the Bundesbank finds.
Monetary policy must put inflation first: Weber
Monetary policy's primary role is to guarantee price stability, said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
Scale of subprime unknowable until 2008: Weber
Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank, said on Tuesday that the extent of the subprime crisis will remain unknown until at least the end of 2007.
Sales remain within Gold Agreement Limit
Gold sales by the 16 signatories to the Central Bank Gold Agreement between 27 September 2006 and 26 September 2007 amounted to 475.75 tonnes, 24.25 tonnes shy of the 500 limit, the Bank for International Settlements said on Wednesday.
CSDs sceptical of ECB's settlement plans
Clearstream and Euroclear, Europe's two largest central securities depositories, were sceptical that the European Central Bank's (ECB) plans to build a single settlement platform will deliver the benefits the central bankers promise, Central Bank News…
Merkel defends ECB's independence
German Chancellor Angela Merkel implicitly criticised fellow head of government Nicolas Sarkozy of France when she said at an event to celebrate 50th anniversary of the Bundesbank that her government will block any attempts to exert political influence…
Bank-run claims "partially misleading": Bundesbank
The Bundesbank has said newspaper claims that Axel Weber, the president of the central bank, compared the current market turmoil to a classic bank run were "partially misleading".