Deutsche Bundesbank
Weidmann urges Greece to implement further reforms
Deutsche Bundesbank president recommends additional reforms and “sound” fiscal policy
Banking stress tests need more robust methods – Bundesbank paper
Current methodologies suffer from significant uncertainty, researchers say
Financial stability mandate could ‘undermine’ monetary policy – Weidmann
Bundesbank governor says putting financial stability on par with price stability would be a mistake
Bundesbank forecasts German growth will continue
Fiscal expansion will support aggregate demand in coming year, says Bundesbank
Weidmann calls for fiscal consolidation and sovereign risk reform
Bundesbank president maintains tough stance on key policy issues
Cash usage in Switzerland below eurozone average – SNB survey
SNB’s first payments study finds 70% of transactions processed in cash in 2017
Regulatory efficiency or rollback?
Team USA’s new clarion call for regulatory “efficiency” comes with a worrying undertow, particularly related to regulatory rollback and ‘light-touch’ supervision of algorithms
People: Weidmann re-elected as chair of BIS board
Korea appoints deputies; new Malaysian prime minister appoints team of economic advisers; new vice presidents in Richmond and Atlanta
Draghi renews calls for wider economic union in Europe
ECB head recommends fiscal backstop for resolution fund criticised by German policymakers
Andreas Dombret on ECB policy, deposit insurance and Basel III
The Deutsche Bundesbank executive board member speaks about exiting QE, the viability of European deposit insurance, the German banking system and doing a deal on Basel III
Bundesbank paper asks ‘how far can we forecast?’
Statistical tests imply forecasts typically become uninformative after just a few quarters
Liquidity build-ups may cause emerging market instability – Bundesbank paper
Bundesbank paper examines effects of advanced economies’ liquidity on emerging economies
Major central banks call for concerted action on climate change
“Transition risks” are the most challenging for financial institutions, Carney says
Bundesbank paper looks at cross-border cycles in six European economies
Equity prices and interest rates more strongly synchronised than real economic activity – researchers
Issing sees ‘uncertain future’ for central bank independence
The eurozone architect warns central banks that overreach open themselves to political attack
EU should create ‘virtual’ post-Brexit replacement for City of London – Bundesbank official
Future financial centres may not need “physical proximity”, Wuermeling says
Germany should consider fiscal expansion, French and German governors say
But Bundesbank's Weidmann warns against pro-cyclical impact of “debt-financed public spending”
Focus on implementing Basel III, central bankers say
Stefan Ingves stresses need for full and timely implementation, while Andreas Dombret says the time for lobbying is over
Bundesbank panellists call for change in German ‘mindset’
Mario Monti says he would like to free Germans from their economic “straightjacket”, while Benoît Cœuré hints at need for rebalancing
Eurozone bondholders should stay ‘on the hook’ – Dombret
Bonds issued by bailed-out governments should have maturity extended, argues Andreas Dombret
German savings banks may buy debt to gain political favour, ECB paper says
Research warns this behaviour increases interdependence between banks and governments
Bundesbank to begin investing in renminbi
Executive board member says the bank is considering investing in other foreign currencies
House prices in German towns may be overvalued by 30% - Bundesbank
Overall housing market risk still seems to be “limited”, Bundesbank says
Disorderly Brexit is possible, warns senior Bundesbank official
Dombret hopes for supervisory co-operation, but tells banks to prepare for “no deal”