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German economy recovers slightly
23.05.2024 DE
Economic output in Germany increased again somewhat of late according to the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. Benefiting from favourable weather conditions, construction in particular picked up again recently. “Industrial output and exports [also] performed better than had been expected based on the weak demand,” the economists write. However, private consumption remained sluggish in the first quarter. Consumers were unsettled despite the stable labour market and real income growth. Inflation eased only marginally and stood at 2.7% in the first quarter.
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55th Konstanz Seminar: Joachim Nagel on the Eurosystem’s new monetary policy operational framework
17.05.2024 DE
How did the ECB Governing Council arrive at its new monetary policy operational framework for the Eurosystem? What principles will be followed when implementing monetary policy in the future? Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel addressed these questions at the 55th Konstanz Seminar on monetary theory and monetary policy.
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Inflation: international dialogue on structural changes at the Bundesbank’s Spring Conference
10.05.2024 DE
This year’s Spring Conference held by the Bundesbank’s Research Centre focused on “Structural changes and the implications for inflation”. A large number of researchers from central banks, universities and other institutions based in Germany and abroad met in Eltville to discuss this topic. Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel spoke in a video message.
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The Bundesbank at the Europe Festival in Frankfurt
10.05.2024 DE
The Bundesbank’s stand at the Europe Festival in Frankfurt am Main attracted a large number of visitors to the Römerhallen. The stand was also where the Bundesbank’s Executive Board, Frankfurt’s Mayor Mike Josef, President of Frankfurt Main Finance Gerhard Wiesheu, as well as City Treasurer Bastian Berghoff and Councillor Eileen O’Sullivan, gathered to make a joint statement for a cosmopolitan Europe and an appeal for citizens to vote in the European elections on 9 June 2024.
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The future of the EU Single Market – panel discussion with Joachim Nagel and Enrico Letta
08.05.2024 DE
How can Europe’s economic integration be deepened and the Capital Markets Union created? What measures could help leverage the potential of the Single Market and strengthen the EU’s competitiveness? These questions were discussed by Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta at an event hosted by the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE in Frankfurt am Main.
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Banca d’Italia and Bundesbank offering workshop for researchers
03.05.2024 DE
The Banca d’Italia and the Bundesbank organize a meeting between researchers of the two institutions, on topics in financial intermediation and financial stability.
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Innovation and AI: Federal President Steinmeier pays a visit to the Bundesbank
26.04.2024 DE
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier paid a visit to the Bundesbank in Frankfurt am Main. Talking to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and Executive Board members Burkhard Balz and Sabine Mauderer, he learned more about innovative topics at the central bank, such as the digital euro and artificial intelligence.
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Parallel Beginnings: Bundesbank teams up with Harvard University to open joint art exhibition
18.04.2024 DE
Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel opened the Parallel Beginnings art exhibition, a joint endeavour between the Bundesbank and Harvard University, in Boston. Until 31 May, visitors will be able to see selected works from the Bundesbank’s art collection on display in the art gallery of the Center for European Studies (CES).
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German economy brightening slightly, but in its fundamentals still weak
18.04.2024 DE
Real gross domestic product is likely to have increased again slightly in the first quarter of 2024, according to the April Monthly Report. The somewhat higher level of industrial output and a rise in goods exports are supporting the German economy. Overall, they conclude, there is still no sign of a sustained improvement for the German economy.
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Joachim Nagel: “We need a strong collective response for Germany as a business location”
23.03.2024 DE
In an interview with Funke Mediengruppe, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel addressed the challenges facing Germany as a business location and what is behind the current weak economic growth. The debt brake was also discussed. In Dr Nagel’s opinion, Germany “could afford to run up somewhat higher deficits during certain phases without jeopardising stability”.