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© Niesner/OeNBWeidmann: exemption from US tariffs no victory for international free trade
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has conflicting views on the United States’ decision to initially exempt the European Union from the recently enacted tariffs on steel and aluminium. Though it avoided an open trade conflict, the agreement reached between the United States and the EU was no victory for international free trade, Mr Weidmann explained during a speech in Vienna.
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© Walter VorjohannMonthly Report: Doubts about the effectiveness of CoCo bonds
Contingent convertible bonds (CoCo bonds) are one possible instrument banks can use to strengthen their capital base. In the current Monthly Report, Bundesbank experts undertake a critical analysis of this category of security, concluding that the present design and high complexity of the bonds could harbour the risk of unwanted side effects, besides which the securities are unsuitable for retail investors.
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© picture alliance / Jochen EckelUpswing still robust
20.03.2018 DE
In its latest Monthly Report, the Bundesbank notes that the German economy probably continued its robust upswing into the first quarter of this year on the back of the exceptionally strong orders situation in industry in the second half of 2017.
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© Frank RumpenhorstDombret: Green investment should not be given preferential regulatory treatment Bundesbank Symposium on banking supervision 2018
09.03.2018 DE
Bundesbank Executive Board member Andreas Dombret has warned against giving preferential regulatory treatment to green investment. He added that such special rules were potentially dangerous to financial stability and noted that promoting the greening process should not take place through the back door via financial market regulation and banking supervision.
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© Nils ThiesBundesbank posts distributable profit of €1.9 billion in 2017
The Bundesbank posted a profit of €2.0 billion for the 2017 financial year, representing a year-on-year increase of €1.0 billion. Distributable profit amounted to €1.9 billion.
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© Tom Grill / Getty ImagesGerman government achieves record surplus in 2017
26.02.2018 DE
According to the Federal Statistical Office, in 2017 Germany’s public finances recorded their highest surplus since German reunification, at more than €36 billion. The largest surplus (over €16 billion) was achieved by state governments.
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© BundesbankMonthly Report: Housing in towns and cities still overvalued
23.02.2018 DE
Housing prices continued to rise in 2017. Price exaggerations in German towns and cities were between 15% and 30% and in the big cities they were as high as 35%, according to the latest Bundesbank Monthly Report.
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© Alexandra Lechner"Bitcoin is not a virtual currency"
20.02.2018 DE
As the Bundesbank sees it, Bitcoin is not a virtual currency but a crypto token. What is it that distinguishes crypto tokens from traditional currencies? This was what ZDF journalist Frank Bethmann and Bundesbank expert Dirk Schrade spoke about in a panel discussion in Frankfurt am Main.
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© Peter Steffen / dpaGerman economy booming
19.02.2018 DE
According to Bundesbank estimates, the German economy is booming. As described in the current issue of the Monthly Report, the burgeoning order books of industrial firms suggests that the rapid pace of expansion achieved in the course of 2017 will continue into the new year.
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© Nils ThiesCarl-Ludwig Thiele: Unreasonable to demand wholesale abolition of cash Cash symposium 2018
16.02.2018 DE
Bundesbank Executive Board member Carl-Ludwig Thiele says it would be a bad idea to abolish cash. Besides being highly risky, the drawbacks would far outweigh the benefits, Mr Thiele said at the Bundesbank's fourth cash symposium, adding that he is in no doubt that cash will still matter in the future.