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© Marcus HärtelCash remains the most favoured means of payment
14.02.2018 DE
As in the past, German consumers prefer to pay for most of their purchases using cash. This is revealed by the Bundesbank's recent 2017 survey on "Payment behaviour in Germany". In terms of volume, however, the significance of cash has waned somewhat. As a share of the combined value of all payments made by private individuals, cash fell below the 50% mark for the first time.
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© Nils ThiesWeidmann: No need to extend net asset purchases beyond agreed period
13.02.2018 DE
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has reiterated that, if the economic recovery in the euro area continues, further substantial net asset purchases by the Eurosystem beyond the agreed period will not be required. Furthermore, he does not believe that the recent appreciation of the euro will do anything to change this. Speaking at a conference in Frankfurt am Main, Mr Weidmann stated that this is – at least in part – a reaction to brighter growth prospects.
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© Nils ThiesBIS General Manager Agustín Carstens: cryptocurrencies a potential threat to financial stability
06.02.2018 DE
Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, says central banks should pay special attention to the ties linking cryptocurrencies to real currencies. If cryptocurrencies become more interconnected with the main financial system, they could become a threat to financial stability, he said in a lecture delivered in Frankfurt am Main.
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© Andreas ReegWeidmann: Protectionism and isolationism are not the answer
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned of the flipside of protectionism.
"Trade-restrictive measures often provoke backlashes, and these harbour the risk of erupting into trade wars in which there can only be losers,"
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© Ingo Claus Peter, ILFDombret calls for swift implementation of Basel III
30.01.2018 DE
Bundesbank Executive Board member Andreas Dombret has defended the Basel III package of reforms in a panel discussion held at the Institute for Law and Finance of the University of Frankfurt. "Yes, we are done with Basel, but we should lose no time and start implementing it," he said.
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Inaugural green finance meeting in Paris
26.01.2018 DE
December 2017 saw an array of central banks and financial supervisory authorities launch a new network to address green finance and sustainable investment. The network, which counts the Bundesbank amongst its members, recently held its inaugural meeting in Paris.
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© picture alliance / Jens BüttnerFewer counterfeit banknotes in Germany
In 2017, the Bundesbank registered around 73,000 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €4.1 million – 11% fewer than in the previous year. The number of counterfeit €20 banknotes declined in particular.
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© Nils ThiesMonthly Report: Monetary policy transmission depends on bank capital
24.01.2018 DE
In the current issue of the Monthly Report, Bundesbank economists state that an accommodative monetary policy can, in a low-interest-rate setting, put a damper on lending business if commercial banks hold only a small amount of capital. In and of itself, such a relationship would counter the desired effects of an accommodative monetary policy.
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© Bernd Wüstneck / dpaGerman economy still growing at a brisk pace
22.01.2018 DE
Germany’s strong and broadly based economic upswing continued into the fourth quarter of 2017. As the Bundesbank’s January Monthly Report explains, industrial orders and labour market conditions are in excellent shape, as are business and consumer sentiment.
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© Bert BostelmannWeidmann: High current account surpluses reflect accommodative monetary policy
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has sounded a warning against attaching too much importance to Germany’s high current account surplus. At a conference in Frankfurt am Main hosted jointly by the Bundesbank and the International Monetary Fund, he explained that it was partly a reflection of the very accommodative monetary policy in the euro area.