Axel Weber
Change at the Bundesbank: from Weidmann to Nagel?
Politics at the apex of German central banking amid Buba/ECB discord
Trichet defends Draghi’s legacy against growing criticism
Former ECB president says unconventional monetary policy measures have helped to avoid deflation
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
Central bankers assess markets’ reactions to policy changes
Benoît Cœuré warns of complacency among investors as central banks move to normalise
Former central bank governors debate unconventional monetary policy
Trichet, Shirakawa and Weber agree unconventional tools may have outstayed their welcome; costs of tools used during the crisis will not be known for some time, Weber says
Rajan and Weber: central banks may fail next crisis test
Heavyweight economists say central banks may well find themselves intervening at the next major liquidity crisis, despite ostensible progress on resolution
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
Davos panellists highlight risks posed by strong dollar
At the World Economic Forum, experts underline the risks of a strengthening dollar on not only US monetary policy, but also on emerging markets’ economies
Monetary policy less effective than structural reform, Davos panellists argue
Structural reform is more effective than monetary or fiscal policy in current conditions, Axel Weber and Raghuram Rajan agree; Weber foresees four Fed rate rises but thinks markets disagree
Axel Weber slams ‘simplistic’ leverage ratio
Former Bundesbank president and now UBS chairman Weber says Basel III has not made the financial system better
Cœuré wants to fast-track resolution fund
Benoît Cœuré calls for single resolution fund to be established within five years; Axel Weber predicts that some of the eurozone banks will fail the ECB’s asset-quality review
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
Blanchard and Summers warn on central banks' democratic deficit
Axel Weber opposes supervisory role for central banks, as Olivier Blanchard and Larry Summers warn expanded mandates cause questions over democratic accountability
Bernanke denies QE represents competitive devaluation
Fed chairman plays down effect of asset purchases on exchange rates and emerging markets; Axel Weber says countries can lean against QE if necessary, but highlights more serious flaws
G-20 urged to address financial system flaws
Group of Thirty wants G-20 to act on conflicting financial services regulation, taxation and reporting rules; calls on Asian central banks to inject up to $4 trillion into diversified SWFs
Bundesbank accelerates Weber’s UBS start
Bundesbank permits Axel Weber to take on role as an “adviser” to UBS three months early; investment bank needs him to help fill top management void after scandal
Weber attacks international financial safety net concept
Former Bundesbank president Axel Weber raises objections to IMF as permanent liquidity swap provider; says measures are "undesirable" and "unrealistic"
Weber gains clearance to join UBS
Eurozone and German central bank give former Bundesbank president Axel Weber green light to join UBS in May
Weber says heterogeneity in euro area not an issue
Former Bundesbank president Axel Weber says heterogeneity of economies not an issue in currency in St Louis Federal reserve paper
Weber named UBS chair
Bundesbank former president Axel Weber set to be elected as chair of UBS by bank’s board in 2012
Draghi favourite to next head ECB: poll
CentralBanking.com poll shows 43% of respondents say Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi should be next European Central Bank president