Deutsche Bundesbank
Amplifying the soundwaves: the evolution of social media communications
Central banks’ social media usage is on the rise, but their choice of platform is shifting more and more towards the visual
IMF programmes must not get too large – Bundesbank paper
Preferred creditor status can lead to large-scale IMF operations crowding out private investors
Economists must study ‘certainty shocks’ – Bundesbank paper
Policy-makers must distinguish between shocks which raise or lower certainty, researcher says
Weak eurozone banks hindered monetary policy – Bundesbank paper
“High-risk” banks failed to increase loan spreads despite ECB liquidity injection, researchers say
German house prices rise by slowest rate since 2014 – Bundesbank
Housing prices continue to rise but at slower rate, especially in major cities
Central Banking Awards 2020: the winners
All the winners in the 2020 Central Banking Awards
ECB monetary policy was weakened by regulation – Bundesbank paper
Tighter regulation reduced lending by weakly-capitalised banks from 2008 to 2018 – researchers
Central Banking Awards 2020: final winners announced
Awards include lifetime achievement, transparency, communications and website
Lifetime achievement award: Otmar Issing
The architect of the euro’s monetary operating framework is still playing an important role in shaping the debate on monetary policy
ECB officials lay out positions on future inflation target
Weidmann and de Cos set priorities as strategy review focuses on inflation measurement and target
Green initiative: Network for Greening the Financial System
The voluntary body is driving efforts to tackle climate-related risks
ECB reallocates subscribed capital after Brexit
Eurozone central banks will increase their total paid-up capital by €1.2 billion over the next two years
Book notes: The long journey of central bank communication, by Otmar Issing
This book is a “masterly exposition on central bank communication, its evolution and continuing challenges”, writes Anand Sinha
ECB largely welcomes move to expand German macro-pru powers
ECB says measures giving BaFin greater powers are “appropriate”, but need better data
CBDC has been “over-hyped” – former RBI deputy
Focus on retail CBDCs is a potential distraction from core central banking functions, says Sinha
Will the ECB make climate change a policy goal?
Weidmann declared strong opposition to “green QE” as climate groups call on Lagarde to shift policy
Home-ownership affected by culture, Bundesbank paper finds
Researchers find strong variation in home-owning by different US immigrant groups
Focus on cross-border payment systems, not CBDC – Bundesbank official
German central bank board member says “fast and efficient” payment network should take priority over digital currency development
The challenges facing Christine Lagarde
The new ECB president will need to focus on a successful review of the ECB’s monetary and communications policy, while encouraging fiscal stimulus and structural reform
Bundesbank’s Balz: consumers may be ‘trapped’ in big tech ecosystems
Big tech firms offer consumers convenience, but there are also reasons to worry, Bundesbank official says
Central banks turn to Instagram to reach younger generations
The audiovisual social media network is helping some central banks offer financial education and other campaigns for millennials and Gen Zs
German finance minister offers deal on eurozone deposit insurance scheme
New proposals may not be enough to overcome other EU countries’ opposition
Was Draghi one of the great central bankers?
A look back at how Mario Draghi confronted the financial crisis and existential concerns about the euro
Bundesbank: Germany may have entered recession
Report says manufacturing output fell markedly in the third quarter, despite domestic resilience