Jürgen Stark
Rebalancing of global economic policy urged: ECB’s Stark
Stark calls for “a fundamental change in economic mindset across the global economy”
Greece deficit revision sparks default concerns from analysts
Eurostat revises Greece’s deficit to GDP upwards by almost a percentage point; analysts reiterate need for Greece to restructure debt
ECB’s Stark calls for end to short-term approach to monetary policy
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says central banks should not be distracted by attempts to fine-tune economy; calls for refocus on monetary data
Wellink throws hat into ring as ECB race continues
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink signals interest in top European Central Bank role; stresses anti-inflation stance, opposition to E-bonds
Bond purchase frictions convinced Weber to drop out of ECB race
Bundesbank's Axel Weber says divergent views on ECB’s bond purchases meant he was no longer an acceptable candidate to succeed Trichet; stresses he was right to stick to his guns
Weber to quit Buba in April
Bundesbank confirms president will step down in coming months; term was due to end in 2012
Buba’s Weber says EU agreement on fiscal sanctions lacks ambition
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says reforms of Stability and Growth Pact lack ambition and leave too much room for political discretion
ECB launches new statistics book
European Central Bank volume covers future of central bank statistics
ECB’s Bini Smaghi: money matters
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi stresses importance of monetary aggregates as means to counter both inflation and financial imbalances
ECB’s Stark: central bank’s more likely to react to asset-price growth
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says central banks more likely to lean against against asset prices in future
ECB calls for more data to prevent crises
European Central Bank draws attention to information gaps, says broader and more flexible data will aid macroprudential supervision
Monetary aggregates remain about price, not financial, stability: ECB’s Stark
ECB Executive Board member Jürgen Stark says critics-cum-champions of monetary analysis are wrong once more about the true purpose
Weber’s defiance could help or hinder: analysts
Bundesbank president Axel Weber’s maintenance of principled objection to European Central Bank bond purchases could swing either way in his bid to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet
ECB reshuffles executive responsibilities as Constâncio takes over Papademos’ role
ECB shuffles distribution of responsibilities between executive board following appointment of ECB vice president Vítor Constâncio
ECB will not sell eurozone bonds: Stark
European Central Bank rate-setter Jürgen Stark says eurozone bonds will be held to maturity, rebuts suggestion that central bank was leant on by governments to buy debt
ECB’s Stark: fiscal burden a daunting challenge
ECB board member Jürgen Stark draws on risks of failing to reach a quick solution to Europe’s fiscal problems
ECB’s Stark contests IMF paper
Jürgen Stark argues that an inflation target at the 4% level would do more harm than good
ECB’s Stark: global economy is heading for lost decade
Jürgen Stark says failure to learn from the crisis would result in anaemic global growth for the next ten years
Trichet keeps open mind on European Fund
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says more details must emerge before making a firm decision for or against a European monetary fund
Volcker lambasts higher inflation targets
Former Fed chairman Paul Volcker calls the suggestion that inflation targets should be raised to about 4% “nonsense”; points to the difficulties of the 1980s
ECB’s Stark rejects calls for higher inflation target
Senior European Central Bank official pans IMF chief economist’s suggestions of a higher inflation target
ECB’s Stark places onus on deficit states
European Central Bank's Jürgen Stark says euro area’s deficit states must embrace economic reforms for the common good
Greece must help itself: Trichet
Jean-Claude Trichet, the ECB’s president, says the debt-ravaged country must act firmly to save itself and cannot expect special treatment
ECB’s Stark: EU won’t bail out Greece
Markets see rhetoric as an attempt to pressurise Athens into making fiscal adjustments