Jürgen Stark
Change at the Bundesbank: from Weidmann to Nagel?
Politics at the apex of German central banking amid Buba/ECB discord
New German ECB board member may help unify governing council
Leading candidates seen as capable of playing a more constructive role, as critics become more vocal
Book notes: Architects of the Euro, edited by Kenneth Dyson and Ivo Maes
This biographical study of the 10 key players in the development of the Economic and Monetary Union provides a contrast to more historical analyses
Governor of the year: Mario Draghi
Unflappable conviction and outstanding leadership has enabled ECB president Mario Draghi to decisively restore confidence in crisis-hit Europe
Jörg Asmussen quits the ECB to return to politics
Executive board member leaves the bank after two years to become deputy labour secretary in new German government; Buba's Sabine Lautenschlaeger an early favourite to replace him
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: How governments are undermining world finance
Central bankers need to forcefully express their concerns about the unintended consequences of new regulatory policies
Former ECB board members say OMTs are outside central bank’s mandate
Otmar Issing and Jürgen Stark both criticise ECB bond purchase plans in separate interviews; Issing calls political union a ‘dangerous idea’
Stark says contagion threat has been ‘overstated’
Former European Central Bank executive board member says risk of contagion in the eurozone has been “overstated” since the start of the financial crisis
Monetary policy should not be overburdened: ECB’s Stark
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says solution to sovereign debt crisis is primarily in the hands of eurozone governments not central bank
Vices of monetary policy must be addressed: ECB's Stark
European Central Bank executive board member draws on the ‘virtuous’ and ‘vicious’ relationship between globalisation and monetary policy
Stark demands financial sector refocus
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says financial sector became too “self-referential” in recent decades and must refocus activities on banking services
Stark to remain on ECB executive board until January
Jürgen Stark agrees to stay on at the European Central Bank until Jörg Asmussen’s term begins in January 2012
Eurobonds not the solution for sovereign debt crisis: ECB’s Stark
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says reforms to eurozone fiscal governance should come before introduction of common bond
Euro area economic governance reform package inadequate: ECB’s Stark
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says euro area economic governance reform package falls short of quantum leap
Trichet bows out with new bond purchase scheme
Jean-Claude Trichet unveils a new covered bond purchase scheme; ECB governing council also agree to hold interest rates and support Jörg Asmussen for governing council post
ECB paper highlights limitations of reforms to Stability and Growth Pact
European Central Bank study co-authored by Jürgen Stark says new fiscal surveillance framework will not ensure sound fiscal policies
Germany names Asmussen as Stark’s successor
Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, nominates his deputy Jörg Asmussen to replace Jürgen Stark on the European Central Bank’s executive board
Stark resignation marks turbulence at ECB
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark steps down as tensions flare in Frankfurt
ECB lifts lid on shadow-banking activities
New statistics based on broad data collections will improve euro area reporting for financial institutions that fall outside traditional monitoring frameworks
ECB’s Stark warns of low interest rate curse
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says central banks should avoid looking at short-term consequences of monetary policy
Europe must share blame for sovereign debt crisis: ECB’s Stark
Stark says European Monetary Union failures contributed to situations in Greece, Ireland and Portugal; calls for end to emergency stimulus policies