Axel Weber
Bundesbank's Weber: Let us face up to the risks!
In the speech 'Let us face up to the risks!' given on 28 May, Axel Weber of the Deutsche Bundesbank said there is no contradiction between the reasonable performance of central banks in recent decades and the impression that they face formidable risks…
Central banks feel the pinch
A falling dollar and low yields on traditional assets have hit balance sheets hard. Central Banking reports.
Integrated markets should boost growth says Weber
More integration of financial markets should give Europe's long-term growth prospects a much-needed boost, European Central Bank Governing Council member Axel Weber said on Thursday 28 April.
Buba's Weber says Q1 growth high
Bundesbank President Axel Weber said on Tuesday 26 April that Germany's economic growth in the first quarter was likely the "strongest" in the year, and is estimated to have posted "roughly about 0.5 pct" GDP growth.
Weber on challenges to convergence in larger EU
In the speech 'Challenges to convergence in the larger EU' given on 9 March, Axel Weber of the Deutsche Bundesbank pointed out that successfully coping with the growing diversity of the EU economy after enlargement requires that monetary, fiscal and…
Bundesbank's Weber on stability and growth
In a speech on 'Stability and growth' given on 19 November, Axel Weber of the Deutsche Bundesbank said stability and growth go hand in hand. The Lisbon agenda and the Stability and Growth Pact complement each other in lifting the EU's growth potential…
Buba's Weber on the state of European integration
In the speech 'State and challenges of the European integration' given on 25 October Axel Weber of the Deutsche Bundesbank said we have a good prospect of dealing successfully with the growing diversity of the EU economy after enlargement if monetary,…
No need for ECB to hike rates: Buba's Weber
Bundesbank president and European Central Bank governing council member Axel Weber said in an interview published at the weekend that available information indicates the ECB will not need to change its interest rates in the foreseeable future.
Germany draft Weder onto 'Five Wise Men' panel
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's cabinet approved Beatrice Weder di Mauro, a university economist, as the first woman and first foreigner to join the government's council of economic advisers, the so called "Five Wise Men".
A new face in European monetary policy
This article published on Friday 14 May in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung says Axel Weber may instill fresh ideas and a new impulse into the weakened German central bank. As a renowned expert in monetary and financial market issues, Weber looks like…
Gemany's Hans Eichel's shock to the system-article
The decision of Hans Eichel, the German finance minister, to establish a unifiedfinancial services regulator came as a surprise to many, and a bitter shock to theBundesbank, which had lobbied to take over bank supervision itself. KlausEngelen reports.
Books on the Asian crisis and its aftermath
So many books have been written about the causes of the Asian financial crisis from 1997-99 and about the lessons for policymakers. We review three of these books: "Asia Falling: making sense of the Asian crisis and its aftermath," "Asia in Crisis: the…